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1 Gulden
| Issuer | Netherlands West Indies |
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| Year | 1794-1797 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Crowned coat of arms of the Generality of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, flanked by the denomination numeral '1' to the left and the letter 'G' to the right, with the initial 'W' for West Indies positioned below the shield. An abbreviated Latin legend encircles the central device, identifying the issuing authority and the mint city of Utrecht. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of the Dutch Maid (Hollandse Maagd), a classical allegorical personification of the Netherlands, facing left and holding an upright spear in her right hand surmounted by a Phrygian Cap of Liberty; her left arm rests upon a Bible placed atop an ornately decorated pillar. The date appears in the exergue, and a Latin legend encircles the composition, expressing the motto of the Republic. |
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The Netherlands West Indies gulden of this period was struck under the authority of the Dutch West India Company in its final, desperate years — the Company was formally dissolved in 1791, leaving Caribbean colonial administration in the hands of the Dutch state just as revolutionary France was dismantling the old Atlantic order. Curaçao fell to the British in 1807, and coins from this transitional period circulated under at least three different flags before finally being demonetized.
The multiple reference numbers reflect genuine cataloging disagreement over die pairings and issue sequence, not mere duplication.