Owner Comments:
I picked this coin up raw from Munthandel Henzen in the Netherlands. He was not able to tell me more about where it came from other than that it was consigned by an owner who bought it at a coin fair "long ago."
A rosette is visible between the knight's legs, appearing (with slight changes) on ducats minted in Utrecht in the years 1679–1731 and 1735–1736. A ducat from a transitional period when some provinces (Holland, Zeeland) had already implemented the mechanization of minting coins in their mints, and others – including Utrecht – remained manual minting for many years thereafter.
Mintmaster: Johan van Romond
Stamp engraver: Pieter van Cuylenburgh
CONCORDIA RES–PAR–VÆ CRES . TRA – (coat of arms)
MO. ORD / PROVIN / FOEDER / BELG . AD/LEG. IMP.
This coin is pictured, in black and white, as the example on NGC's "Numismaster" "Krause Publications" webpage for the issue, but without any explanation of where that photo comes from. I have examined that photo carefully and determined that it is not just a black and white version of the photo used by the dealer who sold me the coin. When I inquired about where that picture was from, NGC told me it was "proprietary information."
See: https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/netherlands-utrecht-ducat-km-7-1-1600-1743-cuid-25707-duid-75206
This is now the highest-graded Netherlands Ducat from any provincial mint of the 1690s, all of which come from Utrecht, including one other from 1697 in AU53, a 1696 in AU53, a 1695 in XF45, and one 1692 in MS61. PCGS has only graded one Utrecht ducat from the 1690's, which is a 1694 in VF condition.
I was compelled to find and buy this coin after losing an auction in Poland for a 1694 Utrecht ducat that looked as good or better than this coin. That has apparently not been submitted for grading.