Netherlands – Kingdom of Holland – 50 Stuivers 1808 – Louis Napoleon – Type II – Large Bee – Utrecht
Obverse:
Bare head of Louis Napoleon facing right.
Legend:
NAP. LODEW. I. KON. VAN HOLL.
The truncation of the neck points towards the final L of HOLL. There is no dot after VAN.
Reverse:
Crowned quartered coat of arms of the Kingdom of Holland, combining the Dutch lion and the Napoleonic eagle. The denomination 50 – Ss is divided on either side of the shield.
Legend:
KONINGRIJK HOLLAND
Date 1808 below the shield.
Below the date is the large bee mint master’s mark.
The date is a normal 1808; no convincing traces of an 1808/7 overdate are visible on this specimen.
Specifications:
Country: Netherlands
Issuing authority: Kingdom of Holland
Ruler: Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
Denomination: 50 Stuivers
Year: 1808
Mint: Utrecht
Material: Silver
Weight: 26.45 g
Diameter: 36 mm
Edge: Cable edge
Type: Type II
Variety: Large bee; neck truncation pointing to the final L of HOLL.; no dot after VAN
References: LSch. 147; Schulman 149a/f; KM 28; Davenport 228
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