Westfriesland 1761 ducat Fr-295

Jean Elsen sale 161, lot 1506

This specimen was lot 1506 in Jean Elsen sale 161 (Brussels, March 2025), where it sold for €750 (about US$977 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, WEST-FRIESLAND, AR dukaat met de ridder, 1761. Vz/ Staande ridder r. met zwaard en pijlenbundel. Mmt. haringbuis. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. Vijlsporen aan de rand. (Netherlands, province of Westfriesland, gold ducat of the knight of 1761. Obverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows; reverse: five line inscription on tablet. Mount mark on the edge, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck with interruptions 1683-1705, 1712-37, 1743, 1748-62, 1765, 1776-80. The early type ducats were hammered; later issues of the eighteenth century, such as this one, were milled. A reeded edge was added in 1756.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.47 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21-22 mm diameter, this specimen 3,46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 93, Verk. 59, 5; Delm. 838, Fr-295.

Source:

• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 161, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

Link to:

• 1758 ducat
• Holland 1761 ducat Fr-250
• Utrecht 1761 ducat Fr-285
• 1761 14 gulden (gouden rijder)
• 1762 14 gulden (gouden rijder)
• 1763 7 gulden (halve gouden rijder)
• Coins and currency dated 1761