Westfriesland 1592 ducat Fr-291

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Ducats were struck in the seven provinces of the United Netherlands from the 1580's. Friedberg lists this type for 1586-1605. This is a 1592/1 overdate.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .112 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-291.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.

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