Utrecht 1572 1/20 daalder
This specimen was lot 1350 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €70 (about US$98 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Philips II (1555-1581), AR 1/20 Philipsdaalder, 1572. Vz/ Gekroond wapenschild omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Kz/ Gebloemd kruis. Zeldzaam. bijna Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, Philip II, 1555-81, silver 1/20 daalder of 1572. Obverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around; reverse: floriate cross. Scarce, nearly very fine.)"
This coin, along with similar tenth écus and fifth écus, seems to be the first fumbling attempt at a decimal coinage.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2,60 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 215-16a.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
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