2 Ducats New type

€1.00
IssuerProvince of Zeeland (Dutch Republic)
Year1673-1717
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Ducats
CurrencyGulden (1581-1795)
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight7.02 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#61 , Fr#306 , Delmonte G#882 , Ver#78.4 , HPM#Ze19
Obverse descriptionArmored knight standing to right, dividing date, holding sword in right hand and bundle of arrows in left hand, within dotted inner circle; lettering ending with mintmark in outer circle.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCONCORDIA · RES · PARVÆ · CRES · ZEL · ♜ · 1682
(Translation: With harmony small things grow Zeeland)
Reverse descriptionInscription on five lines, within flowered square tablet.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMO · AVR · PROVIN · CONFOE BELG · AD LEG · IMP ·
(Translation: Gold coin of the United Provinces of the Netherlands issued in accordance with the law)
Edge
Mint
Middelburg, Netherlands(1100-1798)
Mintage1673 ♜ - -
1682 ♜ - -
1683 ♜ - -
1684 ♜ - -
1689 ♜ - -
1690 ♜ - -
1717 ♜ - Overdate 1717/16 -
Catalog ID8026126330
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