Netherlands, Holland Generaliteitsgulden Dordrecht, 1793 (No reserve price)

Generaliteitsgulden of the province of Holland, dated 1793 and struck at Dordrecht. Arms side: Crowned arms of the Dutch Republic, depicting a crowned lion holding a raised sword and a bundle of arrows. The denomination I–G appears beside the shield. Legend: MO : ARG : ORD : FÆD : BELG : HOLL : Maiden side: Standing Dutch Maiden wearing a plumed helmet, holding a spear topped with a liberty hat and resting her arm on a Bible placed on an ornamental altar. The date 1793 appears below. Legend: HANC TVEMVR HAC NITIMVR Historical and numismatic context: This issue belongs to the generaliteitsgulden series of the Dutch Republic. It combines the Republic’s arms and the Dutch Maiden with the provincial designation HOLL, identifying Holland as the issuing province. The liberty hat, Bible and Latin motto form the central symbolic elements of the Maiden design. Diameter: 31 mm Weight: 10.27 g Catalogue references: Delmonte 1179 Verkade 53.3 Purmer & Van der Wiel, HPM Ho 64 Van der Wis & Passon, CNM 2.28.104

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