1724 NETHERLAND Utrecht Ducat "Akerendam Shipwreck" NGC MS63

$4,410.00 USD

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The Akerendam was a Dutch East India Company ship that sank off the coast of England in 1725. The ship was carrying a large cargo of goods, including a significant number of gold ducats, which were a type of gold coin used in the Netherlands during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Obverse:  Standing, armored knight holding bundle of arrows, divides date

Reverse:  Inscription within ornamented tablet, MO/ ORD/ PROVIN/ FOEDER/ BELGAD/ LEGIMP

3.48g