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12 Florins Dutch West India Company, Recife Mint

Issuer Dutch West India Company (Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie)
Year 1645-1646
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Value 12 Florins
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Obverse description Square klippe flan with clipped corners, struck in high-relief hammered technique. The central field bears the interlaced GWC monogram of the Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie — a large, ornate cipher formed by the conjoined letters G, W, and C — occupying the lower portion of the field. Above the monogram, the Roman numeral XII denotes the denomination. The entire device is enclosed within a raised circular dotted border set against the plain gold field of the square planchet.
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Mintage 1645 - KM#7.1 - Diamond after `Brazil`; Rare. -
1646 - KM#7.1 - Diamond after `Brazil`; Rare. -
1646 - KM#7.2 - Dot after `XII`; Rare. -
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