Utrecht 1805 ducat Fr-317
This specimen was lot 1494 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$463 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NIEDERLANDE Batavische Republik, Dukat 1805, Utrecht. Sehr schön. (Netherlands, Batavian Republic, ducat of 1805, Utrecht mint. Very fine.)"
In 1795 the revolutionary armies of France invaded and occupied the United Provinces and reorganized it into the puppet Batavian Republic, which survived until 1806, when Napoleon installed his brother Louis on the newly created throne of the Kingdom of Holland, which lasted only until 1810. After Napoleon's fall in 1814, William I, of the old house of Orange, was made king. This type is recorded for 1795-1808 from Gelderland ("GEL"), Utrecht ("TRA") and Holland ("HOL"). To complicate matters, restrikes are known from the Stuttgart mint.
Recorded mintage: 1,300,000.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 3.37 g.
Catalog reference: KM 11.3, Delmonte 1170, Fr-317.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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