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1 Ducat Gelderland Imitation
| Issuer | Netherlands East Indies (1601-1949) |
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| Year | 1595 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | MO ORDI PROVIN FOEDER BELG AD LEG IMP |
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Gelderland ducats were among the most trusted trade coins circulating through the Levant and Baltic in the late sixteenth century, which made them obvious targets for imitation. The VOC and its predecessor trading networks relied on coins that Asian and Middle Eastern merchants would accept without dispute, and a recognized Dutch provincial type served that purpose far better than any novel issue could. Gelderland's own ducat production was already inconsistent in this period — the province's mint authority was perpetually contested — which paradoxically made imitations harder to distinguish from originals.