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1 Ducaton `Zilveren rijder` Piedfort at double weight
| Issuer | Mint of Utrecht (Muntplaats Utrecht) |
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| Year | 1659-1672 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Within an inner circle, a fully armored knight on a charging horse galloping to the right, raising a drawn sword aloft in his right hand; below the horse, the crowned arms of the Province of Utrecht appear in the lower field. The design is executed in high relief consistent with piedfort production, emphasizing the sculptural quality of the equestrian figure. The surrounding legend runs along the periphery outside the inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | MO · NO · ARG · PRO · CONFŒ · BELG · TRAI · ⬕ · (Translation: New silver coinage of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Utrecht) |
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The ducaton known as the "zilveren rijder" was introduced by the States of Utrecht in 1659 after years of inter-provincial disputes over coinage standards. Piedforts — struck at double the planchet thickness from the same working dies as circulation issues — were produced not for commerce but as presentation pieces, gifts to dignitaries, or die trials retained by the mint master as official records of authorized types. Utrecht's mint, one of the smaller provincial operations in the Dutch Republic, used these heavy strikes to document compliance with the coinage ordinances issued by the States General.
The date range spanning 1659–1672 encompasses the rampjaar — the catastrophic French invasion year — when normal minting operations across the Republic were severely disrupted.