Netherlands 1988 2 ducats
This specimen was lot 624 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €400 (about US$514 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN - BEATRIX 1980-2013. Dubbele gouden Dukaat. 1988 Staande ridder met zwaard en pijlbundel tussen jaartal. Kz. versierd vierkant met tekst., Gold. Gepolijste stempel/FDC. (kingdom of the Netherlands, Beatrix, 1980-2013, gold double ducat of 1988. Obverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows divides the date; reverse: inscription on tablet. Proof.)"
The Utrecht mint began striking and marketing gold ducats and double ducats for sale as bullion coins in 1985. This type was introduced in 1988 and the most recent date in the SCWC is 2012, altho later dates exist. Many have very modest mintages; this is a common date.
Recorded mintage: 23,759.
Specification: 6.98 g, 0.983 fine gold, 26 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 211, Fr-354.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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