Gelderland 1741 ducat Fr-238

Jean Elsen sale 162, lot 2020

This specimen was lot 2020 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €280 (about US$388 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Provincie, AV dukaat met de ridder, 1741. Vz/ Staande ridder r. met zwaard en pijlenbundel. Kz/ Tekst in versierd vierkant. Montagesporen. (Netherlands, province of Gelderland, gold ducat of the standing knight of 1741. Obverse: standing knight with sword and bundle of arrows; reverse: text in four lines. Mount mark, Fine - Very Fine.)"

This type is recorded from Gelderland 1708-93.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 78, Verk. 2, 2; Delm-650; Fr-238.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

Link to:

• 1661 ducat
• 1708 silver ducat
• 1742 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1741