Issuer | New Holland (Brazil) |
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Period |
Dutch West India Company (1630-1654)
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1645-1646 |
Value | 6 Florins |
Currency | Gulden (Dutch West India Company, 1624-1661) |
Composition | Gold (.917) |
Weight | 3.79 g |
Size | 16 mm |
Shape | Klippe |
Technique | Klippe |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Demonetized | Yes |
Number | N# 36325 |
References |
KM# 6,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
Bentes# 6, And 5 more volumes.
Rodrigo Maldonado; 2023. Moedas Brasileiras Livro Oficial = Official Book of Brazilian coins (9th edition). Bentes Edizioni Numismatiche, Ischia, Italy.
Scholt II# 1448
C. Scholten; 1951. De munten van de Nederlandsche Gebiedsdelen Overzee 1601-1948. Jacques Schulman B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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GWC monogram in the center with value VI, inside a circle of pearls.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VI
GWC
Translation:
GWC (Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie)
Dutch West India Company
Engravers: Jan Hendrik Bruynsvelt, Pieter Janssen Bas
Legend and date inside a circle of pearls.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ANNO
BRASIL
1646
Translation: Year; Brazil.
Engravers: Jan Hendrik Bruynsvelt, Pieter Janssen Bas
Smooth.
Struck in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, by the Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie (Dutch West India Company).
The Florins (Guldens) were minted for general pay and not just soldiers. Although they were beaten in quantity, few remained. After the end of Dutch rule in Brazil, the circulation ban meant that holders of these coins preferred to melt them rather than risk prison.
Extremely rares.
6 Florins = 120 Stuivers
Weight varies from 3.30-3.79 g. Gold fineness varies from 900-918 %.
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Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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Undetermined | ||||||||||||||
1645 | KM#6.1 - Diamond after "BRASIL"; Rare. | |||||||||||||
1646 | KM#6.2 - Without dots; Rare. | |||||||||||||
1646 | KM#6.3 - Dot after "VI"; Rare. |
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