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Silver Ducat Piedfort of double weight
| Issuer | Province of Gelderland |
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| Year | 1755 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a fully armoured knight standing facing right, wearing a plumed helmet and plate armour, holding an unsheathed sword upright in his right hand and a bundle of arrows — the traditional symbol of the United Provinces — in his left hand. The knight stands atop a crowned shield quartered with rampant lions, representing the arms of Gelderland and Zutphen. The surrounding circular legend reads MO ARG PRO CONF BELG D GEL & C Z, denoting the silver coinage of the Confederate Belgian Provinces, Duchy of Gelderland and County of Zutphen. The coin features a boldly milled outer border. |
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| Obverse lettering | MO ARG PRO CONF BELG D GEL & C Z (Translation: Silver coinage of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Duchy of Gelderland and County of Zutphen) |
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| Mint | ❀ Harderwijk, Netherlands(1343-1802) |
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