Netherlands 1820 3 gulden
This specimen was lot 1006 in Jean Elsen list 269 (Brussels, July-August 2014), where it was offered for €800 (about US$1,089). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, Koninkrijk, Willem I (1815-1840), AR 3 gulden, 1820, Utrecht. Gereinigd. bijna Prachtig (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I (1815-40), silver three gulden of 1820, Utrecht mint. Removed from jewelry, about extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1817-32; the 1820 is a common date of a scarce type. The portrait is of William I, first king of the independent kingdom of the Netherlands. Previous kings included Louis Napoleon (1806-10), puppet of Napoleon, and Napoleon himself (1810-14). When the kingdom of the Netherlands was reconstituted in 1815 under the prince of Orange, the coinage was reformed with the gulden as the base unit. In 1840 the three gulden was dropped and the 2½ gulden adopted.
Recorded mintage: 712,961.
Specification: 32.29 g, .893 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, edge lettered GOD ZY MET ONS.
Catalog reference: Sch-242; KM 49, Dav-233.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 269: Juillet-Septembre 2014, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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