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1/4 Gulden 'Kwartgulden'
| Issuer | States General of the United Netherlands |
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| Year | 1794-1795 |
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| Value | 1/4 Gulden |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned shield of Utrecht bearing a rampant lion passant guardant, the shield surmounted by an ornate crown with floral finials. The denomination '1/4' appears to the left of the shield and 'GL' to the right, with the mintmaster's mark 'W' positioned below the shield. A circular Latin legend reading 'MO : ARG : ORD : FŒD : BELG : TRAI' surrounds the central device, separated by dot stops, all within a fine milled border. |
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| Mintage | 1794 - Trial strike; FŒD; Smaller size 19 mm - 1 1794 - W above FŒ - 1794 - W above FŒD (mintage including FŒ) - 20,150 1795 - - 1 |
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The Kwartgulden series issued under the States General had already been a long-running denomination, but the 1794–1795 dates carry specific weight: French Revolutionary forces crossed the frozen rivers into the Republic in January 1795, and the Batavian Republic was proclaimed within weeks. Coins struck in this window represent the final gasps of a federal monetary system that had functioned — contentiously, with each province jealously guarding its minting rights — since the late sixteenth century.
The .920 fineness was notably higher than many contemporary European fractional silver issues, a deliberate policy the States General maintained even as the Republic collapsed around it.