Netherlands 1851 10 gulden
This specimen was lot 1064 in Schulman sale 375 (Amsterdam, April 2023), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,496 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN, WILLEM III 1849–1890, Enkele Willem of 10 gulden. 1851. Hoofd naar links door D. v.d. Kellen Jr. Kz. gekroond rijkswapen tussen twee eikentakken waarboven jaartal, gewichts– en gehalteaanduiding. Randschrift GOD · ZY · MET · ONS·. Mmt. zwaard, mt. mercuriusstaf. RRR. (kingdom of the Netherlands, William III, 1849-90, single william of ten gulden of 1851. Obverse: head left; reverse: crowned royal arms with the date, weight and fineness; lettered edge. Very rare, NGC graded MS63.)"
The kingdom of the Netherlands was formed from the former United Provinces by the Treaty of Vienna in 1815. The house of Nassau, former Stadtholders, were promoted to king. This type, issued 1850-51 along with five and twenty gulden, is so rare as to practically be a pattern. The five and twenty gulden were never adopted for regular issue and the ten gulden is best known from KM 106 issued 1876-89.
Recorded mintage: 10,000.
Specification: 6.729 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter, edge lettered GOD ZY MET ONS.
Catalog reference: Fr-340; KM-95; Delm-1210, Sch-546.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 375, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2023.
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