Netherlands 1974 ducat

from the Enschede Collection

The Netherlands was the last country to struck ducats on a regular basis. This type, a refreshed version of a type struck basically unchanged 1815-1937, is common tho the 1960 is slightly scarcer. Other dates include 1972-78. A scarce variety comes with medal rotation instead of the usual coin rotation.

Recorded mintage: 86,558.

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

Catalog reference: KM 190.1, Sch-1080.

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.

Link to:

• 1972 ducat
• 1973 10 gulden
• 1975 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1974
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• return to coins of Netherlands