Netherlands, Utrecht 1/4 Gulden / Muntmeesterpenning 1759 (No reserve price)

Utrecht muntmeesterpenning dated 1759, conventionally catalogued as a ¼ gulden. One side depicts the standing Dutch Maiden wearing a plumed helmet, holding a spear topped with a liberty hat and resting her arm on a book supported by an ornamental pedestal. Legend: HANC TVEMVR H AC NITIMVR, with a small shield-shaped mark above the figure. The other side displays the crowned arms of the Dutch Republic, with a lion holding a sword and a bundle of arrows. The date is divided across the shield: 17–59. Legend: MO : ARG : ORD : FŒD : BELG : TRAI · Historical and numismatic context: This Utrecht issue belongs to the period of the Dutch Republic. Known in numismatic catalogues as a muntmeesterpenning, it is also described as a ¼ gulden. No denomination appears on the piece itself. The Dutch Maiden, liberty hat and republican arms form the principal imagery of this issue. Specifications: • Date: 1759 • Diameter: 23.9 mm, as reported by the owner • Weight: not provided • Metal and fineness: not established for this specimen • Type references: Verkade 111.6; Purmer & Van der Wiel, HPM Ut 76

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