2 Ducats Late type, piedfort of double weight

€2.00
Issuerregion of West Friesland (Dutch Republic)
Year1696
TypeCoin pattern
Value2 Ducats
CurrencyGulden (1581-1795)
CompositionGold
Weight13.98 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#P31 , HPM#Wf 04.1
Obverse descriptionStanding armored knight holding bundle of arrows divides date within broken circle.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCONCORDIA · RES PARVÆ · CRES · WEST 1696
(Translation: With harmony, small things grow. West Friesland)
Reverse descriptionFive line inscription on tablet within ornamented frame.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMO · AVR  PROVIN FOE · DER BELG · AD LEG · IMP
(Translation: Coinage of the United Provinces of the Netherlands in accordance with the law)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1696  - -
Catalog ID6619279060
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