Utrecht 1715 3 gulden Dav-1852
This specimen was lot 3025 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €115 (about US$163 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · NIEDERLANDE, UTRECHT Provinz. 3 Gulden 1715. Mit FÆD in der Umschrift der Vorderseite. Seltener Jahrgang. Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, three gulden of 1715, with "" in the obverse legend. Rare date, minor planchet defects, very fine.)"
The SCWC lists 1714-16 and 1719-21 for this type and prices all the dates the same. The later issues of the 1780's, such as this 1786, are common. The design features the Netherlands virgin with hat of freedom, with spear, leaning on altar with bible. The reverse legend hanc tuemur hac nitimur means, "on her we lean, it is she whom we protect."
Recorded mintage: 104,612 for 1715-16.
Specifications: 31.82 g, 0.920 fine silver, plain edge, this specimen 31,44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 87, Dav-1852 var.; Delm. 1150; Purmer/van der Wiel Ut 71.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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