Netherlands, Gelderland ½ Duit – Silver Strike 1756 - Very Rare
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Gelderland, Harderwijk mint, 1756 ½ Duit Silver Strike, weight 1.53 g, obverse features the crowned Gelderland coat of arms with IN DEO SP NOS and reverse shows the lines D GEL RIÆ 1756 with the crane mintmark.
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Netherlands, Gelderland – ½ Duit 1756 – Silver Strike – Harderwijk
Obverse:
Crowned provincial coat of arms of Gelderland, composed of the two opposing lions.
Legend:
IN DEO – SP · NOS
Expanded: IN DEO SPES NOSTRA – “Our hope is in God.”
Reverse:
The provincial designation and date arranged in lines:
✿ D ✿
GEL
RIÆ
1756
Below the date is the crane mintmaster's mark, placed between rosettes.
Specifications:
Province / Authority: Gelderland
Denomination: ½ Duit
Date: 1756
Mint: Harderwijk
Mintmaster: Johan Cramer
Mintmaster's mark: Crane
Metal: Silver
Weight: 1.53 g
Type: Silver strike
References: CNM 2.17.199; HPM Ge 121.1; HNK 1005.1; Verkade 20.6; De Voogt 468
Historical context:
This 1756 half duit represents a special silver issue of a denomination otherwise associated with copper coinage. It was struck at the provincial mint of Gelderland in Harderwijk during the tenure of mintmaster Johan Cramer, whose crane mark appears below the date. Contemporary numismatic documentation records silver half duits for 1756 and 1757 among the special issues produced during Cramer's mintmastership.
Netherlands, Gelderland – ½ Duit 1756 – Silver Strike – Harderwijk
Obverse:
Crowned provincial coat of arms of Gelderland, composed of the two opposing lions.
Legend:
IN DEO – SP · NOS
Expanded: IN DEO SPES NOSTRA – “Our hope is in God.”
Reverse:
The provincial designation and date arranged in lines:
✿ D ✿
GEL
RIÆ
1756
Below the date is the crane mintmaster's mark, placed between rosettes.
Specifications:
Province / Authority: Gelderland
Denomination: ½ Duit
Date: 1756
Mint: Harderwijk
Mintmaster: Johan Cramer
Mintmaster's mark: Crane
Metal: Silver
Weight: 1.53 g
Type: Silver strike
References: CNM 2.17.199; HPM Ge 121.1; HNK 1005.1; Verkade 20.6; De Voogt 468
Historical context:
This 1756 half duit represents a special silver issue of a denomination otherwise associated with copper coinage. It was struck at the provincial mint of Gelderland in Harderwijk during the tenure of mintmaster Johan Cramer, whose crane mark appears below the date. Contemporary numismatic documentation records silver half duits for 1756 and 1757 among the special issues produced during Cramer's mintmastership.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Region
Netherlands, Gelderland
Over 200 years old
No
Country/province
Netherlands
Year/period and variation
1756 - Very Rare
Denomination
½ Duit – Silver Strike
Precious metal
Silver
Condition
Ungraded
Theme
History
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