Lot 3909
Netherlands - Holland. Double Ducat, 1655. Fr-247. Armoured figure holding sword upright. Reverse: Square plaque with inscription. Lightly cleaned. Glistening with original luster, this rare coin has never seen circulation. An exceptional specimen from the mid-17th century, when Oliver Cromwell was establishing his authority across the sea! Uncirculated.
**The economic preponderance of the Province of Holland, as compared to other Provinces, helped give unity to the fragmented Netherlands state. Most of the Dutch financial and commercial enterprises were located in Holland. Holland regularly contributed over half of the National Budget. Because of its financial dominance Holland had a commanding voice in the conducting of government, and it was the great importance of Holland that made it commonplace to refer to the whole Netherlands as Holland.
In 1664 the English began their move into New Netherlands. During the first English-Dutch war of 1652-1654 Oliver Cromwell had planned to attack New Netherlands with the aid of the New England colonists, but the plan never came to fruition. In March 1664, Charles II formally annexed New Netherlands as an English province and gave it to his brother the Duke of York (later James II). The Duke sent a fleet under the command of Sir Richard Nicolls to seize the colony, and in September 1664, the Dutch General Pieter Stuyvesant surrendered. Both the city of New Amsterdam and the entire colony were renamed New York. In August 1673 the Dutch retook New York, but the territory was restored to Britain by the Treaty of Westminster in February 1674. And New York remained the premier British military stronghold in America until the British evacuated in 1783!
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,300.
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