View source for Utrecht 1694 silver ducat Dav-4904

[[Image:JE162-2034o.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 162, lot 2034]]
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This specimen was lot 2034 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €150 (about US$208 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AR zilveren dukaat, 1694. Vz/ Staande ridder n.r. met zwaard en provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond generaliteitswapen. Defekt in de muntplaat aan de rand.'' ([[Netherlands]], [[Netherlands, Utrecht|province of Utrecht]], silver ducat of 1694. Obverse: standing knight with sword supports the provincial arms; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Edge defect, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> Silver ducats were struck in Utrecht and other Dutch provinces until 1794 and are the most common large Dutch silver coin. Simultaneous with the silver ducat (48 stuivers) was the "prince" daalder (40 stuivers), Lion daalder (48 stuivers), the three gulden (60 stuivers) and the ducaton (silver rider). The catalog does not explain why so many different large silver coins were felt to be necessary. This subtype without inner circles is listed for 1679-88, 1692-99.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,702,895 for 1679-99.

''Specification:'' 28.25 g, 0.873 fine silver, this specimen 28,18 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 65, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4904]], Verk. 105, 3; Delm-981. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. 
* 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, et al., ''Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Utrecht 1693 silver ducat Dav-4904|1693 silver ducat]]
* [[Gelderland 1694 silver ducat Dav-4891|Gelderland 1694 silver ducat]]
* [[Holland 1694 silver ducat Dav-4898|Holland 1694 silver ducat]]
* [[Westfriesland 1694 silver ducat Dav-4908|Westfriesland 1694 silver ducat]]
* [[Overijssel 1695 silver ducat Dav-4900|Overijssel 1695 silver ducat]]
* [[Zeeland 1695 silver ducat Dav-4914|Zeeland 1695 silver ducat]]
* [[Utrecht 1696 silver ducat Dav-4904|1696 silver ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1694]]

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