Owner Comments:
1751 14 Gulden - Design: OBVERSE: An armoured mounted knight, brandishing a sword, galloping right; below the horse, the crowned arms of the province of Holland. Legend "* MO:AUR:PRO:CONFOED: BELG: HOLLAND: - Translates to "Gold Money of the Province of Holland of the Belgium Confederation" ~ REVERSE: Beneath a large crown, the arms of the United Provinces; at the sides the value 14 – GL and above the crown the mint date. Legend "CONCORDIA·RES·PARVAE·CRESCUNT. " - Translates "With Unity Small Things Increase"
Mint: Dordrecht
Mintage: ??
References: KM# 97 / Fr.253 / Delmonte #782 - Rarity Scale = n/a
Specifications: 26.7mm / 9.9300 g. @ .9170 Gold = .2947 oz AGW
Acquired: September 2005
Notes:
- Also referred to as a "Gouden Rijder" and "cavalier d'or de 14 florins" (Delmonte)
- The rijder, which owed its name to its obverse design, was added to the ducat in 1606 as a second larger gold denomination.
- The gold standard for this coin was modeled on the English gold coin – Unite, which was introduced a few years earlier.
- Unlike the ducats, the rijder and likewise the half-rijder had a fixed price, which for the pieces produced between 1748 and 1765 was established at 14 and 7 Gulden.