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Silver guilder of Utrecht

Also known as: Zilveren gulden van Utrecht

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1786

Obverse: Dutch maiden with spear in right hand bearing cap of liberty, leaning on a Bible that rests on a column. Below: date. Circumscription: HAC NITIMVR HANC TVEMVR, city coat of arms.

Reverse: coat of arms of the Generality between 1 G. Bottom center: VOC monogram. Circumscription: MO : ARG : ORD : FOED : BELG , TRAI. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-KOG-4607; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); measurements diameter 3.2 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
0

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Dimensions
diameter 3.2 cm · geheel: diameter 3,2 cm
Measurements
diameter 3.2 cm

Design

Obverse
Dutch maiden with spear in right hand bearing cap of liberty, leaning on a Bible that rests on a column. Below: date. Circumscription: HAC NITIMVR HANC TVEMVR, city coat of arms.
Reverse
coat of arms of the Generality between 1 G. Bottom center: VOC monogram. Circumscription: MO : ARG : ORD : FOED : BELG , TRAI.

Identification

Original title
Zilveren gulden van Utrecht
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-KOG-4607
Museum classification
gulden · coin

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Recorded

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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the coin type, standard catalogue numbers, weight and diameter against numismatic references.
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