Netherlands 2000 ducat

from the Enschede Collection

The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. This modernized type was struck beginning in 1986 and sold to bullion investors. Similar double ducats exist.

Recorded mintage: 8,000 proofs.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-190.2.

Source:

• 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, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1997 ducat
• 1997 10 gulden
• 2000 2 euro
• 2001 gulden
• 2005 double ducat
• 2017 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 2000
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands
• return to coinage of Netherlands