Netherlands 1823 3 gulden
This specimen was lot 1484 in Jean Elsen sale 120 (Brussels, March 2014), where it sold for €2,100 (about US$3,453 including buyer's fees. The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, Koninkrijk, Willem I (1815-1840), AR 3 gulden, 1823, Utrecht. Krasjes. Prachtig. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I (1815-40), silver three gulden of 1823, Utrecht mint. Extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1817-32; the 1823 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: 235,100.
Specification: 32.29 g, .893 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, edge lettered GOD ZY MET ONS.
Catalog reference: Sch-245, KM 49, Dav-233.
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- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 120, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
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