Netherlands, Utrecht 1/4 Gulden / Muntmeesterpenning 1759 (No reserve price)
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Utrecht muntmeesterpenning dated 1759, conventionally catalogued as a ¼ gulden, struck in silver, ungraded, with the obverse depicting the standing Dutch Maiden and the reverse showing the crowned arms of the Dutch Republic.
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Description from the seller
Utrecht muntmeesterpenning dated 1759, conventionally catalogued as a ¼ gulden.
One side depicts the standing Dutch Maiden wearing a plumed helmet, holding a spear topped with a liberty hat and resting her arm on a book supported by an ornamental pedestal. Legend: HANC TVEMVR H AC NITIMVR, with a small shield-shaped mark above the figure.
The other side displays the crowned arms of the Dutch Republic, with a lion holding a sword and a bundle of arrows. The date is divided across the shield: 17–59. Legend: MO : ARG : ORD : FŒD : BELG : TRAI ·
Historical and numismatic context:
This Utrecht issue belongs to the period of the Dutch Republic. Known in numismatic catalogues as a muntmeesterpenning, it is also described as a ¼ gulden. No denomination appears on the piece itself. The Dutch Maiden, liberty hat and republican arms form the principal imagery of this issue.
Specifications:
• Date: 1759
• Diameter: 23.9 mm, as reported by the owner
• Weight: not provided
• Metal and fineness: not established for this specimen
• Type references: Verkade 111.6; Purmer & Van der Wiel, HPM Ut 76
Utrecht muntmeesterpenning dated 1759, conventionally catalogued as a ¼ gulden.
One side depicts the standing Dutch Maiden wearing a plumed helmet, holding a spear topped with a liberty hat and resting her arm on a book supported by an ornamental pedestal. Legend: HANC TVEMVR H AC NITIMVR, with a small shield-shaped mark above the figure.
The other side displays the crowned arms of the Dutch Republic, with a lion holding a sword and a bundle of arrows. The date is divided across the shield: 17–59. Legend: MO : ARG : ORD : FŒD : BELG : TRAI ·
Historical and numismatic context:
This Utrecht issue belongs to the period of the Dutch Republic. Known in numismatic catalogues as a muntmeesterpenning, it is also described as a ¼ gulden. No denomination appears on the piece itself. The Dutch Maiden, liberty hat and republican arms form the principal imagery of this issue.
Specifications:
• Date: 1759
• Diameter: 23.9 mm, as reported by the owner
• Weight: not provided
• Metal and fineness: not established for this specimen
• Type references: Verkade 111.6; Purmer & Van der Wiel, HPM Ut 76
Details
Era
1400-1900
Region
Netherlands, Utrecht
Over 200 years old
No
Country/province
Netherlands
Year/period and variation
1759
Denomination
1/4 Gulden / Muntmeesterpenning
Precious metal
Silver
Condition
Ungraded
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