View source for Gelderland 1765 1/2 silver ducat

[[Image:Glederland 1765 half silver ducat obv JElsen 120-1468.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 120, lot 1468]]
[[Image:Glederland 1765 half silver ducat rev JElsen 120-1468.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 1468 in Jean Elsen sale 120 (Brussels, March 2014) where it sold for €220 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Provincie, AR halve zilveren dukaat, 1765, Droit: Staande ridder n.r. met zwaard en gekroond provinciewapen. Revers: Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zeer Fraai'' (Netherlands, province of Gelderland, silver half ducat of 1765. Obverse: standing knight with sword and shield with the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the United Provinces. Very fine.)"</blockquote> This denomination was issued in Gelderland 1762-65 only and is scarce. Half ducats are also noted from Utrecht (KM 116, 1761-83) and Westfriesland (KM 144, 1770 only).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.

''Specification:'' 14.12 g, 0.873 fine silver, .396 troy oz ASW, this specimen 13,95 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 102, Verk., 10, 3; Delm-998; CNM 2.17.129. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, ''Vente Publique 120,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2014.

''Link to:''
* [[Gelderland 1762 gulden|1762 gulden]]
* [[Gelderland 1762 7 gulden Fr-243|1762 7 gulden]]
* [[Gelderland 1765 gulden|1765 gulden]]
* [[Gelderland 1765 ducaton Dav-1824|1765 ducaton]]
* [[Gelderland 1766 duit|1766 duit]]
* [[Gelderland 1767 silver ducat Dav-1838|1767 silver ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1765]]
* return to coins of [[netherlands, Gelderland]]

[[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 120]]