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1/2 Ducaton `1/2 Zilveren Rijder` Flowered edge
| Issuer | Province of Gelderland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1761-1765 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1581-1795) |
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| Obverse description | A fully armored knight, the so-called 'Zilveren Rijder', mounted on a rearing horse facing right and brandishing an upraised sword in his right hand. Above the horse, the crowned arms of Gelderland divide the encircling Latin legend. A privy mark (tree) appears at the commencement of the legend in the upper field. The composition is executed in high relief characteristic of Dutch provincial milled coinage of the mid-18th century. |
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| Obverse lettering | MO : NO : ARG : CONF : BEL : PRO : D : GEL : & : C : Z : (Translation: New silver coinage of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Duchy of Gelderland and County of Zutphen) |
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Gelderland was among the more financially aggressive of the seven provinces, frequently overstriking foreign coin and minting beyond its federally allotted quota — a source of persistent friction with the States-General throughout the mid-eighteenth century. The ½ Ducaton series, sometimes called the Zilveren Rijder after its mounted knight device, circulated widely in both domestic trade and the Baltic export market, where Dutch silver enjoyed a strong reputation for consistent fineness.
The flowered edge variety distinguished authorized provincial strikes from contemporary counterfeits and unofficial restrike issues, which plagued the Rijder denominations specifically.