Netherlands, Gelderland: 1786-1792
Silver Doubbeltjes

Silver Doubbeltjes coin of Gelderland, with the crowned Arms of United Provinces of Netherlands, issued between 1786 and 1792.

SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination2 Stuivers
AlloySilver.583
TypeStruck
Weight Legal1.62 gms
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
MintGelderland
Diameter20.1 mm
Thickness0.8 mm
Weight1.67 gms
Die-Axis0°
Mint MarkEar of Corn
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NL - Gelderland KM#107
Obverse : Crowned arms of Confederation: Rampant lion standing left with upward back pointing sword in front right paw and bundle of 7 arrows in left paw, divides two stuiver value 2 S all within dash circle.
Reverse : Ear of Corn mint mark with Rosette on either side. Below in two lines GEL/RIA. Year 1786 below, all within dash circle.

Codrington X§26. Double stuiver (iv) Arms of Confederation lists coins from Gelderland and Overijssel.

The Double stuiver coins with Arms of Gelderland: two crowned standing lions facing rsch with vertical sword between them (KM26.2) was minted from 1704-1734 but is not listed in Codrington as found in Lanka. Krause SCWC calls this shield also the arms of Gelderland by error.

This 2 Stuiver is 3% over-weight which is within tolarnce of manufacture.

Coins were scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 300 dpi.
The 1786 coin was purchased in USA between 1998 and 2004.

Text edited from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
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