Netherlands 1832 gulden
This specimen was lot 1123 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €90 (about US$128 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, Koninkrijk, Willem I (1815-1840), AR 1 gulden, 1832. Graffiti op vz. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William I, 1815-40, silver one gulden of 1832. Grafitti on the obverse, Fine - Very Fine.)"
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. This type was struck at Utrecht 1818-37 and at Brussels 1823 and 1829. This is a common date of a rather scarce type altho numerous overdates exist, including 1832/21, 1832/23, 1832/24, 1832/28. The weight was reduced to 10 g in 1840.
Recorded mintage: 1,362,000.
Specification: 10.76 g, .893 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Sch-267, KM 55.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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