Netherlands 1928 ducat

Jean Elsen sale 123, lot 1359

The Netherlands was the last country to struck ducats on a regular basis. This specimen was lot 1359 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €110 (about US$160 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, Koninkrijk, Wilhelmina (1890-1948), AV dukaat, 1928, Prachtig à FDC. (kingdom of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina (1890-1948), gold ducat of 1928, about uncirculated.)"

Other dates include 1815-1937.

Recorded mintage: 571,881.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 83.1a, Fr-352, Sch-779.

Source:

• 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, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.

Link to:

• 1927 ducat
• 1928 25 cents
• 1932 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1928
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• return to coins of Netherlands