Zeeland 1796 duit

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 2986

This specimen was lot 2986 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS: Batavian Republic/Zeeland, AE duit, 1796, some red, nice surfaces, PCGS graded MS62 BN." This type is listed under the Batavian Republic for 1795-97. Numerous overdates exist, including 1796/95, 1796/66, 1796/3. It is a continuation of the duits struck for the province 1792-94 (KM 105). Duits intended for the East Indies had a "VOC" on the reverse (KM 159).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.84 g, copper, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-5 (Batavian Republic), KM 105 (province of Zeeland).

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

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