Gelderland: A near mintstate Duit from 1755

Started by THCoins, May 29, 2014, 04:10:26 PM

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THCoins

In the 18th century the different provinces of the Netherlands had their own coinage. Especially the lower copper denominations are still abundant and fairly cheaply available to collectors.
Because of wear and the soil and climate conditions here, high quality specimen are a bit more dificult to find.

This, i think, is a very nice duit from Gelderland Province.
One side shows a wreath with the province name in Latin "Gelriae" and the year 1755.
The "D" above is for Ducatus, duchy. Below is the mintmastersmark, a crane.
The other side shows the province arms and the abbreviated form of the legend "In Deo spes nos" (Our hope in the Lord).

Figleaf

A fantastic piece, TH! Never seen anything like it.

The crane is for mint master Johan Cramer. There are two variants of his mark. Here is the other one. The variant on your coin looks more like a quail. :)

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

THCoins

That's another very nice one ! (But your crane looks like a stork  ;D)

Figleaf

An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.