Kingdom of Holland

etherlands – Kingdom of Holland – 50 Stuivers 1808 – Louis Napoleon – Type II – Large Bee – Utrecht Obverse: Bare head of Louis Napoleon facing right. Legend: NAP. LODEW. I. KON. VAN HOLL. The truncation of the neck points towards the final L of HOLL. There is no dot after VAN. Reverse: Crowned quartered coat of arms of the Kingdom of Holland, combining the Dutch lion and the Napoleonic eagle. The denomination 50 – Ss is divided on either side of the shield. Legend: KONINGRIJK HOLLAND Date 1808 below the shield. Below the date is the large bee mint master’s mark. The date is a normal 1808; no convincing traces of an 1808/7 overdate are visible on this specimen. Specifications: Country: Netherlands Issuing authority: Kingdom of Holland Ruler: Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Denomination: 50 Stuivers Year: 1808 Mint: Utrecht Material: Silver Weight: 26.45 g Diameter: 36 mm Edge: Cable edge Type: Type II Variety: Large bee; neck truncation pointing to the final L of HOLL.; no dot after VAN References: LSch. 147; Schulman 149a/f; KM 28; Davenport 228 Historical context: Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was King of Holland from 1806 to 1810. The 50-stuiver piece was one of the principal silver denominations of the Kingdom of Holland and was struck at the Utrecht Mint. The 1808 Type II series is known with several die combinations, distinguished by details including the position of the neck truncation, punctuation in the legend and the form of the bee mint master’s mark. This specimen belongs to the variety with the large bee and without a dot after VAN.

Estimate:$839.7

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