Utrecht 1794 3 gulden Dav-1852

Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 2539

This specimen was lot 2539 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €140 (about US$177 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Provincie, AR Nederlandse 3 gulden, 1794. Vz/ Nederlandse maagd met speer en vrijheidshoed. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen. Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Utrecht, silver three gulden of 1794. Obverse: Dutch maiden stands with spear and liberty cap; reverse: crowned arms of the Generality. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1763-64, 1785-86, 1791-94 in the waning years of the Dutch Republic. This is a common date. Altho tariffed at 60 stuivers, the same as a silver ducaton, it is about 5% lighter than that coin. In 1794, the Dutch Republic was snuffed out by invading forces of the French Revolution. The Low Countries did not regain their independence until 1815, with the formation of the kingdom of the Netherlands.

Recorded mintage: 1,713,000.

Specification: 31.82 g, 0.920 fine silver, this specimen 31,68 g.

Catalog reference: KM 117, Verk. 111, 1; Delm-1150; Dav-1852.

Sources:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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