The Crown Collection - World Gold
NETHERLANDS (Friesland)

Owner Comments:

1595 Ducat - Design: OBVERSE: : Legend around inner circle with standing knight in full armor holding a sword and a sheaf of arrows. The arrows signify the unity of the northern provinces which banded together and signed the union of Utrecht in 1579, which was there declaration of independence from Spain. Legend – “CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT” translates “Union Makes Small Things Grow” ~ REVERSE: Legend or motto on tablet. “MONETA ORDINUM PROVINCIARUM FOEDERATARUM BELGII AD LEGEM IMPERII” translates “Coin of the Provinces of the United Netherlands According To The Law of The Empire”
Mint: ??
Mintage: ??
References: Fr.223 / Delmonte #1013 - Rarity Scale = R.1-R.2 (Rare to Very Rare)
Specifications: 21mm / 3.4900 g. @ .9860 Gold = .1106 oz AGW
Acquired: May 2007
Notes:
- Early Type Design.
- Issued as trade coinage by Netherlands for use in their East Indies colony and issued them without change of type (except for date) from 1814 until 1938.
- Also called a "ducat au chevalier"
- Today the Netherlands issues this coin as a collector or bullion coin. It is surpassed by only the Venetian ducat for its longevity in minting.