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1 Ducat West Friesland Countermark
| Issuer | West Friesland Provincial Mint |
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| Year | 1758 |
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| Weight | 3.45 g |
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| Obverse description | Armored knight standing facing right, holding a bundle of arrows in the left hand and a sword upright in the right hand, with a crowned shield at his feet to the left. The date 58 (for 1758) appears in the lower field flanking the knight's legs. The surrounding legend reads CONCOR RESPAR CRES WESTF 1758, with the text distributed around the periphery of the coin in Latin script. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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West Friesland operated one of the Dutch Republic's more independent provincial mints, and its ducats were periodically countermarked to authenticate or reauthorize circulation — a practical response to the chronic problem of lightweight or debased foreign gold entering Dutch markets. The KM#12.3 designation distinguishes this specific countermark application from related types in the series.
By 1758, the Dutch Republic's trading networks meant provincial gold moved well beyond its issuing territory, circulating as far as the Baltic and Levantine trade routes where Dutch ducats were accepted by weight rather than by face.