Westfriesland 1682 2 gulden

from Schulman sale 344, lot 94

This specimen was lot 245 in Schulman sale 344 (Amsterdam, March 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"2 gulden. 1696. Staande Nederlandse maagd, cursief jaartal in de afsnede. Kz. generaliteitswapen met opgevulde kroon tussen waarde 2 – GL en met titel …BELG: FRI:. Zeer scherp exemplaar. Prachtig. (two gulden of 1696. Standing Dutch maid, date below; reverse: two lions support the arms of the Generality which divide the denomination. Very sharp example, extremely fine."

This is a one year type from the province of Westfriesland. Double gulden are also recorded from Gelderland (KM 66, 67, 69), Holland (KM 57, 62, 75), Overijssel (KM 62) and Friesland (KM 53) but the denomination doesn't seem to have caught on.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 21.2 g, .920 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 82.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• ^[1]Abstil, Eddy, Andrew Abstil and Evert Philippeau, Veiling 344: Amsterdam, Schulman B.V., 2014.

Link to:

• Holland 1681 2 gulden
• Westfriesland 1682 gulden struck in gold
• 1686 30 stuivers
• Holland 1687 2 gulden
• Gelderland 1694 1/2 gulden
• Friesland 1696 2 gulden
• Coins and currency dated 1682
• return to coins of Westfriesland