Netherlands East Indies: VOC
Silver Guilder - Liberty 1786-1791
A silver VOC Guilder of the Province of
Traiectum
(Utrecht), Netherlands having on the reverse a standing Lady holding
spear with Liberty hat, leaning on a closed Bible on a column.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | Guilder |
| Alloy | Silver.92 |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 31.3 mm |
| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
| Weight Legal | 10.61 gms |
| Weight | 10.34 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| Die-Axis | 0° |
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| Scholten 65b: DEL# VOC-KM#116
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Obverse: Crowned shield with general Coat of Arms: Rampant lion left
with 7 arrows (united provinces) in left paw and a sword (the deffender)
in right. Shield divides 1 G. Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie
(Dutch EastIndia Company 1602-1800) monogram VOC below.
Along periphery Latin legend: MO:ARG:ORD:FOED:BELG:TRAI:
Transliteration: Moneta Argentea Ordinum Foederatio Belgica Traiectum.
Translation: Silver coin of the United provinces of Belgium Utrecht.
Reverse: Standing Neerlandia holding a spear with Liberty hat on top,
leaning on a closed Bible on a column.
Mint mark small shield of Utrecht to right of hat.
Year of issue 1786 below.
Along periphery Latin legend: HAC NITIMVR on right HANC TVEMVR
on left. (Translation: On her we sustain, we will protect her)
Codrington P140 List the following Guilders as having been found in Lanka.
| Utrecht | 1786 | | | 1790 |
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| Gelderland | 1786 | | | 1790 |
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| Westfrisia | 1786 | 1787 | | 1790 |
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| Zeeland | | | 1789 | 1790 | 1791
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The VF condition coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 200 dpi.
This coin was won on 2016 Nov 15th at Heritage Europe (MPO) Auction,
at IJsselstein. Lot 2769.
I thank Jan Lingen who kindly took me to that Auction.