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1 Gulden Utrecht arms, year obverse
| Issuer | States of Utrecht (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1682-1687 |
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| Value | 1 Gulden |
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| Reverse description | The allegorical figure of the Dutch Maid (Nederlandsche Maagd) stands facing, draped in classical robes, leaning with her left arm upon a Bible resting atop a fluted column, symbolising faith and civic virtue. In her right hand she holds an upright spear surmounted by a Liberty cap (Phrygian cap), the traditional emblem of freedom. The figure is rendered in a stately, baroque style typical of Dutch provincial silver coinage of the late seventeenth century. The circular Latin legend encircles the design within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Utrecht's gulden series of the 1680s was struck against the backdrop of the Nine Years' War buildup, when the Dutch provincial mints were under mounting pressure to fund William III's military campaigns against Louis XIV. Utrecht maintained its own coinage authority jealously — the seven provinces never fully surrendered minting rights to a central authority, which is precisely why provincial arms coinage like this persisted well into the confederation's later decades. Die consistency across the 1682–1687 run is uneven; collectors working the Delmonte references regularly encounter date variants with differing interpunctuation.