Netherlands Ducat 1841 Scarcer type also known to have been struck in St. Petersburg! fast Vzgl. (Kratzer!)

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1841, Netherlands, Willem II. Gold Knight Ducat Coin.

Mint Year: 1841
Mintage: 95,760 pcs.
Denomination: Gold Knight Ducat
Mint Place: Utrecht or St. Petersburg.
Condition: Minor digs and scratches, otherwise XF-AU!
Reference: Friedberg 338 (Russia), Delmonte 1206, Schulman 505, KM-70.2.
Material: Pure Gold (.986)
Diameter: 20.5mm
Weight: 3.46gm

Obverse: Knight standing right in armour, holding sword which rests on shoulder and a bundle of arrows. Date (18-41) split in fields.
Legend: (privy mark: Fleur de lis) CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESSCUNT (privy mark: caduceus)
Expanded Legend: CONCORDIA RESPARVAE CRESCUNT
Translated: "Through concord little things grow (Union is strength)."

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 AD BELGicarum LEGem IMPerii"
Translated: "Coin of government of the provincial federation of Belgium Conforming with the law of the Imperial."



Minted in Holland beginning in the 17th century to fuel its extraordinary tenure as the world's foremost commercial trader, the Netherlands one ducat gold coin offers both strong visual appeal and a scarcity value that could command a healthy premium in the years to come.

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