6 Florins Dutch West India Company, Recife Mint

€36,325.00
IssuerNew Holland
Year1645-1646
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value6 Florins
CurrencyGulden (Dutch West India Company, 1624-1661)
CompositionGold (.917)
Weight3.79 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueKlippe
Klippe
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Jan Hendrik Bruynsvelt, Pieter Janssen Bas
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#6, Bentes#6, Scholt II#1448
Obverse descriptionGWC monogram in the center with value VI, inside a circle of pearls.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVI GWC
(Translation: GWC (Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie) Dutch West India Company)
Reverse descriptionLegend and date inside a circle of pearls.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringANNO BRASIL 1646
(Translation: Year; Brazil.)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage1645  - KM#6.1 - Diamond after `BRASIL`; Rare. -
1646  - KM#6.2 - Without dots; Rare. -
1646  - KM#6.3 - Dot after `VI`; Rare. -
Catalog ID6719539220
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