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1 Ducat - Louis Napoleon Holland
| Issuer | Kingdom of Holland |
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| Year | 1806 |
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| Composition | Gold (.986) |
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| Obverse description | A standing armored knight occupies the center of the field, facing left, holding a bundle of arrows in his right hand and an upright sword in his left — a traditional representation drawn from the coinage of the Dutch Republic. The date 1806 is inscribed in two parts flanking the lower portion of the knight's figure. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design, reading CONCORDIA RES - PAR:CRES: HOL 1806, attesting to the motto of unity inherited from the earlier provincial coinage tradition. The overall design closely follows the classic Dutch ducat type, deliberately retaining the archaic republican iconography despite the Napoleonic political context. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a five-line Latin inscription contained within an ornate rectangular tablet or cartouche, rendered in a bold serif typeface characteristic of Dutch ducat coinage. The text reads MO:ORD / PROVIN: / FOEDER: / BELG. AD / LEG.IMP., abbreviated from the full Latin phrase Moneta Ordinum Provinciarum Foederatarum Belgii ad Legem Imperii, meaning 'Money of the Federated Provinces of the Low Countries according to Imperial Law.' The cartouche is framed by elaborate foliate and scroll ornamentation, including acanthus-like flourishes at the corners and a decorative cresting element at the top. This reverse design is a direct continuation of the standard Dutch trade ducat type, maintained essentially unchanged for reasons of international commercial acceptance. |
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