Ducats
The world of the (gold) Ducat: The Netherlands: Utrecht: 1596 mintmark Rose
1596 mintmark Rose
| Front | Standing knight with sword and bundle with seven arrows between the year 15 - 96. Legend over a circle of pearls: CONCORDIA RES - P - AR.CRES.TRA.rose |
| Back | In a decorated square five lines of text: MO:ORDI / PROVIN / FOEDER / BELG.AD / LEG.IMP |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Size | 22 millimeters |
| Material | Gold: 983/1000th |
| Weight | 3.494 grams, net gold weight: 3.435 grams |
| References | Verkade: 551, figure 98.3 |
| Delmonte: 963 | |
| HNPM-1: Ut 24 | |
| Mint | Utrecht |
| Details | The Yearbook of the Dutch Numismatic Society in an article of Dr. H.J. van der Wiel on page 70 lists this coin as a contemporary forgery made in an official mint. The only error made was the use of the rose as mintmark instead of the weapon of Utrecht. |
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