County of Flanders 8 Souverains 1694 Bruges County of Flandre, Charles II, 8 Sovereigns, Ducaton, Bruges, Rare, Gold AU53

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Bust of Charles II cuirassed right, with long hair, wearing the Golden Fleece necklace., Crowned arms of Spain supported by two lions., Graded NGC AU53. According to A. de Witte, the minting of gold ducatons bearing the effigy of Charles II began in 1666. A production of 23 ducatons was planned, both in the Brussels and Antwerp mints. However, to date, no specimens have been found.New strikes were made in 1669 in Brussels and in 1676 in Antwerp. In 1687, two different types of ducatons were produced, 16 of which were engraved by Philippe Roettiers and minted in Brussels. These gold coins were the first to be struck with the press in the Southern Netherlands.In his article on the ducatons of Charles II, Marcel Hoc notes: "Only the gold ducatons minted in Bruges in 1694 and the half ducatons [...] in 1696 were actually coins. The former were minted for 8 sovereigns, the latter for 4 sovereigns".The other ducatons were therefore "pleasure coins", which explains their absence from the Mint's accounts.Prestige coins, these ducatons were intended for very high dignitaries, the Governor General of the Spanish Netherlands, the principal members of the Councils of Mechelen, Flanders and Brabant, as well as the King himself. Their distribution was the subject of a ceremony during which the King personally presented them to the grand officers and to any princes or foreign ambassadors.With regard to the ducatons of 1694, the accounts of the Bruges mint record the minting of 23 ducatons and another delivery of 616 coins for the same year. One example is held in the Cabinet des Médailles de Belgique, and only a handful of these coins of 8 gold sovereigns have come up for sale. This superb coinage is extremely rare. Friedberg 229 - Vanhoudt 703.BG - Delm.G567, CAROL·II·D·G·HISP·ET·INDIAR·REX, ARCHID·AVST·DVX·BVRG·C·FLAND·Zc 16·94·
NGC certificate number: 5778824-012

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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