NETHERLANDS - KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS (WILLIAM I) - Gold...
NETHERLANDS - KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS (WILLIAM I) - Gold ducat, 1828, Utrecht.
Obverse: A knight in armor standing facing right, brandishing a sword in his right hand and
holding a bundle of arrows in his left hand. The year (1828) is split on either side of the figure. - CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT. Reverse: Inscription on five lines within an ornate square cartouche. - MO. AUR. / REG.
BELGII / AD LEGEM / IMPERII.
Gross weight: 3.4 g.
Metal and fineness: 983 gold.
References: KM# 50.1, Fr# 331.
Condition: TTB+
Historical note: The Dutch gold ducat was used for a long time as an international trade currency. Its design, featuring a knight holding arrows—established in the late 16th century—remained almost
unchanged for several centuries; the 1828 Utrecht issue is part of this tradition.
NETHERLANDS - KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS (WILLIAM I) - Gold ducat, 1828, Utrecht.
Obverse: A knight in armor standing facing right, brandishing a sword in his right hand and
holding a bundle of arrows in his left hand. The year (1828) is split on either side of the figure. - CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT. Reverse: Inscription on five lines within an ornate square cartouche. - MO. AUR. / REG.
BELGII / AD LEGEM / IMPERII.
Gross weight: 3.4 g.
Metal and fineness: 983 gold.
References: KM# 50.1, Fr# 331.
Condition: TTB+
Historical note: The Dutch gold ducat was used for a long time as an international trade currency. Its design, featuring a knight holding arrows—established in the late 16th century—remained almost
unchanged for several centuries; the 1828 Utrecht issue is part of this tradition.
