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3 Gulden Utrecht arms, year on column
| Issuer | Province of Utrecht (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1681 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A standing allegorical female figure representing Liberty or the Dutch Maiden (Hollandse Maagd) is depicted in full length, facing to the right. She leans with her left arm upon a Bible resting atop a column, on which the date 1681 is inscribed, while her right hand holds an upright spear surmounted by a Liberty cap (pileus). The figure is rendered in a classical style consistent with Dutch Republican iconography of the period. The circumferential Latin legend encircles the design, separated by period stops. |
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| Mintage | 1681 |
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Utrecht's three-gulden pieces of this period occupied an awkward place in the Republic's monetary system — too heavy for routine commerce, too common for serious hoarding. The Province struck them intermittently through the latter seventeenth century, often in response to liquidity demands from the States-General rather than local circulation needs. The dating method, with the year inscribed on a column rather than integrated into the legend, is a Utrecht-specific convention that occasionally creates attribution confusion with similar issues from other provinces.