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1 Ducaton 'Silver Rider'
| Issuer | Utrecht, Province of |
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| Year | 1739-1794 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT. (Translation: By agreement (harmony) progress increases in small steps or unity makes strength) |
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Utrecht's ducaton was struck continuously across most of the eighteenth century, its longevity a direct consequence of the coin's reputation for reliable silver content at a time when Dutch provincial mints competed fiercely — and sometimes dishonestly — on fineness. The "Silver Rider" name was a trade designation that circulated widely in Atlantic commerce, particularly in the American colonies, where it was accepted alongside the Spanish milled dollar as a trusted medium of exchange well into the Revolutionary period.
Production ran until 1794, the year French Revolutionary forces occupied Utrecht and dissolved the provincial mint authority entirely.