Utrecht 1791 ducaton

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen is one of a type issued for the province of Utrecht 1739-94. Each province of the Netherlands issued its own coins; besides Utrecht, there are coins for Deventer, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Holland, Overijssel, West Friesland and Zeeland, not counting various local issues. The Netherlands were swallowed up in Napoleon's empire and after his fall, reconstituted as a kingdom. Ducatons are normally expensive but this one has been holed and plugged, substantially reducing its value.

Recorded mintage: 124,000.

Specification: 32.78 g, .941 fine silver, .991 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Dav-1832, KM 92.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1790 ducaton
• 1791 duit
• 1791 ½ gulden (10 stuivers), struck in gold
• 1791 gulden
• 1791 half ducaton
• 1791 3 gulden
• 1791 double ducat
• 1792 ducaton
• Coins and currency dated 1791
• return to coins of Netherlands, Utrecht