Utrecht 1787 ducat Fr-285

Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 2147

This specimen was lot 2147 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €400 (about US$462 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AV dukaat met de ridder, 1787. Vz/ Staande ridder n.r. met zwaard en pijlenbundel. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, gold ducat of 1787. Obverse: standing knight right with sword and bundle of arrows; reverse: inscription on tablet. Fine.)"

This type is listed for 1679-1794. The Utrecht mint is the only Dutch mint still in operation, striking euros.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen is 3,39 g.

Catalog reference: KM 7.4, Fr-285, Verk. 98, 4; Delm. 965.

Source:

• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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, 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.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

Link to:

• 1781 gold ducat
• 1786 silver ducat
• 1787 bezemstuiver, struck in gold
• 1787 6 stuivers (scheepjesschelling)
• 1787 half ducaton
• 1787 ducaton
• 1788 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1787