Netherlands, Zeeland Dukaat 1795

Silver ducat 1795 – Zeeland – Middelburg

Northern Netherlands (Netherlands) – Batavian Republic, 1795–1806

Silver ducat 1795, minted at Middelburg for the province of Zeeland.

Mint masters: Petronella Slob & Johan Lodewijk Molter
Mint mark: castle

Extremely rare die variant

The distinguishing feature of this specimen is the absence of the dot after CRESCUNT.

This issue appears only very sporadically and constitutes an extremely rare die variant of the Zeeland silver ducat of 1795.

The variant thus differs from the regular issue and is designated as a variant for the respective types.

References: Delmonte 976 var. | Verkade 87.1 var. | vgl. Schulman 61d | HNPM 96 var. | CNM 2.49.50 var. | L. Schulman 63a (R2)

Rarity: RRR – extremely rare

Locally there is a small weakness in the strike.

A numismatically important Zeeland die variant from the historic year 1795, where the absence of the dot after CRESCUNT forms the essential distinguishing feature.

An extremely rare, only sporadically occurring variant for the specialized collector of Zeeland coins, silver ducats and die variants.

See the photos for the coin and the characteristic absence of the dot after CRESCUNT.