1 Ducat (sold for $460.0)

1 Ducat Dutch Republic (1581 - 1795) Gold

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1645, Netherlands, Gelderland Province. Early Gold Knight Ducat Coin. 3.47gm!

Mint date: 1645
Province: Gelderland
Denomination: Gold Knight Ducat
Condition: Minor deformations and tiny scratches, otherwise XF!
Reference: Friedberg 237, Delmonte 649, KM-5.1 ($400 in VF!). R!
Material: Pure Gold!
Diameter: 23mm
Weight: 3.48gm

Obverse: Knight standing right in armour, holding sword which rests on shoulder and a bundle of arrows, splitting date (16-33).
Legend: CONCORDIA . RES PARVAE . CRES . GEL
Expanded: "CONCORDIA RES PARvae CREScunt..."
Translated: "Through unity little things grow (Union is strength)...Gelderland."

Reverse: Legend in five lines inside ornate square. Fields around decorated with floral ornaments.
Legend: MO . ORD PROVIN FOEDER BELG AD LEG . IMP
Expanded: "MOneta ORDinum PROVINciarum FOEDERatorum BELGicarum AD LEGem IMPerii"
Translated: "Coin of government of the provincial federation of Belgium Conforming with the law of the Imperial."

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The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch Republic / Republic of the United Netherlands) was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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This item has been sold for $460.0 / 2015-02-18

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