Netherlands 1975 ducat

Sincona sale 43, lot 3658

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. This specimen was lot 3658 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"THE NETHERLANDS, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Juliana 1948-1980 Dukat 1975. Polierte Platte. FDC. (kingdom of the Netherlands, Juliana, 1948-80, ducat of 1975. Prooflike.)"

Recorded mintage: 204,788.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 3.50 g.

Catalog reference: Schl. 208. Fr-353, KM 190.1, Sch-1081.

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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017

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• 1973 10 gulden
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