1 Ducat Dutch Republic (1581 - 1795) Silver

Metal:
Issue year(s):
1695


1695, Netherlands, Utrecht. Large Silver Knight Ducat (48 Stuiver) Coin.


Mint Date: 1695

Denomination: Silver Ducat

Reference: Davenport 4904, KM-65.
Material: Silver (.873)

Weight: 26.48gm

Diameter: 42mm


Obverse: Armored knight standing right, shouldering sword and holding crowned shield with arms of Utrecht below. Date (16-95) split at sides.

Legend: MO . NO . ARG . PRO : CON – FŒ . BELG . TRAI (privy mark: shield)



Reverse: Crowned shield of the Netherlands (crowned rampart lion welding sword and holding thunderbolts).

Legend: CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT.

Translated: "Through concord little things grow (Union is strenght!)"


Dutch New Netherlands Colony (New York). The lion dollar also circulated throughout the English colonies during the Seventeenth and early Eighteenth centuries. Examples circulating in the colonies were usually fairly well worn so that the design was not fully distinguishable, thus they were sometimes referred to as "dog dollars."


 


The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (or “of the Seven United Provinces”) (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden/Provinciën; also Dutch Republic or United Provinces in short, Foederatae Belgii Provinciae or Belgica Foederata in Latin) was a European republic between 1581 and 1795, in about the same location as the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is the successor state.


Before 1581, the area of the Low Countries consisted of a number of duchies, counties, and independent bishoprics, some but not all of them part of the Holy Roman Empire. Today that area is divided between the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and parts of France and Germany. The Low Countries in the 16th century roughly corresponded to the Seventeen Provinces covered by the Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.


Through marriage, war or sale, these states were acquired by the Habsburg emperor Charles V and his son, king Philip II of Spain. In 1568, the Netherlands, led by William I of Orange, revolted against Philip II because of high taxes, persecution of Protestants by the government, and Philip’s efforts to modernize and centralize the devolved medieval government structures of the provinces. This was the start of the Eighty Years' War.


In 1579, a number of the northern provinces of the Netherlands signed the Union of Utrecht, in which they promised to support each other in their defence against the Spanish army. This was followed in 1581 by the Act of Abjuration, the declaration of independence in which the provinces officially deposed Philip II. 



The United Provinces first tried to choose their own lord, and they asked the Duke of Anjou (sovereign from 1581-1583) to rule them. Later, after the assassination of William of Orange (July 10, 1584), both Henry III of France and Elizabeth I of England declined the offer of sovereignty. However, the latter agreed to turn the United Provinces into a protectorate of England (Treaty of Nonsuch, 1585), and sent the Earl of Leicester as governor-general. This was not a success, and in 1588 the provinces became a Republic.

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Posted by: anonymous  2021-02-10
16??, Netherlands, Utrecht. Large Silver Knight Ducat (48 Stuivers) Coin. Fine! Mint Place: Utrecht Mint Year: 16?? (1679-1699) Reference: Davenport 4904, KM-65. State: Netherlands (United Provinces) Denomination: 48 Stuivers (Silver Knight Ducat) Condition: Weakly struck and well ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2023-11-02
1695, Netherlands, Utrecht. Large Silver Knight Ducat (48 Stuiver) Coin. aXF- Mint Date: 1695 Denomination: Silver Ducat Reference: Davenport 4904, KM-65. Condition: Areas of weakly struck details due to an uneven, not fully round planchet, minor deposits, wear and scratches, oth ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-09-01
NIEDERLANDE Utrecht, Provinz Silberdukat 1659. 27.84 g. Delmonte 979. Dav. 4904. Kl. Schrötlingsf. und Flecken. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.

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Posted by: anonymous  2016-03-18
MONETY ZAGRANICZNE - NIDERLANDY. Utrecht, silver dukat 1696, 27.72 g., Dav. 4904, Verk 105.3, Delm. 981, Purmer Ut63 - GRADE: III+

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Posted by: anonymous  2016-03-18
MONETY ZAGRANICZNE - NIDERLANDY. Utrecht, silver dukat 1694, 27.90 g., Dav. 4904, Verk. 105.3, Delm. 981, Purmer Ut63 - GRADE: III+
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES 2-1/2 Gulden 1943 - Silver .720 - VF/XF - 720
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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES 2-1/2 Gulden 1943 - Silver .720 - VF/XF - 720
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CURACAO (Netherlands Antilles) 1/10 Gulden 1944 D - Silver 0.64 - VF+ - 277 *
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CURACAO (Netherlands Antilles) 1/10 Gulden 1944 D - Silver 0.64 - VF+ - 277 *
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