Netherlands, Gelderland 1/2 Duit – Silver Strike 1756
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Netherlands, Gelderland, 1/2 Duit 1756 silver strike minted in Harderwijk under mint master Johan Cramer (crane mark), weight about 1.67 g, cable edge, obverse with crowned Gelderland arms and IN DEO SP NOS, reverse with D GEL RIÆ 1756; a rare silver issue.
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Netherlands – Gelderland – 1/2 Duit 1756 – Silver Strike – Harderwijk
Obverse:
Crowned provincial coat of arms of Gelderland, showing the two opposing lions.
Legend:
IN DEO – SP. NOS.
Expanded:
IN DEO SPES NOSTRA
Translation: “Our hope is in God.”
Reverse:
The provincial designation arranged in four lines:
✿ D ✿
GEL
RIÆ
1756
Below the date is the crane mint master’s mark, placed between rosettes.
The crane is the mint master’s mark of Johan Cramer, mint master of Gelderland from 1752 to 1757.
Specifications:
Country: Netherlands
Province: Gelderland
Denomination: 1/2 Duit
Year: 1756
Mint: Harderwijk
Mint master: Johan Cramer
Mint master’s mark: Crane
Material: Silver
Weight: 1.67 g
Edge: Cable edge
Type: Silver strike
References: Verkade 20.6; CNM 2.17.199; HPM Ge 121.1; HNK 1005.1; De Voogt 468
The attribution is secure. The 1756 silver half duit is specifically catalogued under these references, with a standard weight of approximately 1.7 g. Specialist auction literature describes the issue as rare.
Historical context:
This unusual half duit was struck in silver rather than as an ordinary copper denomination and belongs to the special silver issues of the provincial mint of Gelderland. The type is documented in museum collections, including the Stedelijk Museum Zutphen, with the same crowned Gelderland arms, abbreviated motto, date and crane mint master’s mark. The denomination is considerably scarcer than the regular copper duit coinage of the period.
Netherlands – Gelderland – 1/2 Duit 1756 – Silver Strike – Harderwijk
Obverse:
Crowned provincial coat of arms of Gelderland, showing the two opposing lions.
Legend:
IN DEO – SP. NOS.
Expanded:
IN DEO SPES NOSTRA
Translation: “Our hope is in God.”
Reverse:
The provincial designation arranged in four lines:
✿ D ✿
GEL
RIÆ
1756
Below the date is the crane mint master’s mark, placed between rosettes.
The crane is the mint master’s mark of Johan Cramer, mint master of Gelderland from 1752 to 1757.
Specifications:
Country: Netherlands
Province: Gelderland
Denomination: 1/2 Duit
Year: 1756
Mint: Harderwijk
Mint master: Johan Cramer
Mint master’s mark: Crane
Material: Silver
Weight: 1.67 g
Edge: Cable edge
Type: Silver strike
References: Verkade 20.6; CNM 2.17.199; HPM Ge 121.1; HNK 1005.1; De Voogt 468
The attribution is secure. The 1756 silver half duit is specifically catalogued under these references, with a standard weight of approximately 1.7 g. Specialist auction literature describes the issue as rare.
Historical context:
This unusual half duit was struck in silver rather than as an ordinary copper denomination and belongs to the special silver issues of the provincial mint of Gelderland. The type is documented in museum collections, including the Stedelijk Museum Zutphen, with the same crowned Gelderland arms, abbreviated motto, date and crane mint master’s mark. The denomination is considerably scarcer than the regular copper duit coinage of the period.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Region
Netherlands, Gelderland
Over 200 years old
No
Country/province
Netherlands
Year/period and variation
1756
Denomination
1/2 Duit – Silver Strike
Precious metal
Silver
Condition
Ungraded
Theme
History
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