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| − | The Netherlands was the last country to struck ducats on a regular basis. This modernized type was struck beginning in 1988 and sold to bullion investors. It is the first double ducat struck since a proof-only issue of 1857 (Sch-562). Similar single ducats exist. | + | The [[Netherlands]] was the last country to struck ducats on a regular basis. This modernized type was struck beginning in 1988 and sold to bullion investors. It is the first double ducat struck since a proof-only issue of 1857 (Sch-562). Similar single ducats exist. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,500 proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,500 proofs. | ||
Revision as of 08:19, 4 December 2023
The Netherlands was the last country to struck ducats on a regular basis. This modernized type was struck beginning in 1988 and sold to bullion investors. It is the first double ducat struck since a proof-only issue of 1857 (Sch-562). Similar single ducats exist.
Recorded mintage: 3,500 proofs.
Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-211.
- 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.
- Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
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