(sold for $436.0)

1591, Netherlands, Overijssel. Gold Ducat (Hungarian Type/Ungaro!) Coin. 3.45gm!

Mint Place: Kampen Mint Year: 1591 (not dated type) Reference: Friedberg 266, Delmonte 1050. R! Condition: Minor creasing dmage, which has caused a small split in the middle of the planchet, a few scratches, otherwise a nice VF! Denomination: Gold Ducat (also known as Ungaro, as it immitates the design of Hungarian Ducats of the 1590s, a time in which the Dutch Knight ducat did not had the wide acceptance it later had! )  Diameter: 22mm Weight: 3.45gm Material: Gold!

Obverse: Standing and crowned Knight, holding halberd and cross topped orb. Dutch shield with rampart lion inside between legs below. Legend: MON . OR . TRAN (shield with lion) ISL . VA . VNG x

Reverse: Crowned Virgin (Madonna) seated facing on crescent, holding baby Jesus child. Legend: PATRONA (crossed mint-hooks) VNGARIE

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Overijssel  is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede.