View source for Utrecht 1803 2 ducats Fr-315

[[Image:Utrecht Stacks Jan15-1318o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 1318]]
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In 1795 the revolutionary armies of France invaded and occupied the United Provinces and reorganized it into the puppet [[Netherlands Batavian Republic|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 1795-1805 from Utrecht ("TRA") and Holland ("HOL"). This specimen was lot 1318 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,232.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Netherlands|NETHERLANDS]]. Utrecht. 2 Ducat, 1803. NGC MS-62. Nice strike. Appealing orange peel toning." 

''Recorded mintage:'' 365,000.

''Specification:'' 6.98 g, .983 fine gold, .220 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-315; KM-12.2; Delm-1170B. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, ''Muntalmanak 2018, 35<sup>e</sup> editie'', Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2014.

''Link to:''
* [[Utrecht 1801 2 ducats Fr-315]]
* [[Utrecht 1803 ducat Fr-317]]
* [[Utrecht 1804 2 ducats Fr-315]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1803]]
* return to [[Netherlands]]

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