3085) Catherine's Gate, Utrecht (or "Catharijnepoort" Utrecht), The Netherlands: The First Ducat Trade Coin ("Zilveren Dukaat") to be released in the "Dutch City Gates and Access Roads Silver Ducat Trade Coin Series": Date/Year of Coin issue: 09.11.2023:
The Header/Banner showcases the Obverse and Reverse of the Silver Ducat Trade Coin placed against a background representation of the Catherine's Gate, Utrecht (or "Catharijnepoort" Utrecht), in The Netherlands.
Silver Ducats are commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Finance and are Collector Coins.
The Royal Dutch Mint (RDM) has begun its latest silver Proof ducat series which is titled - “Dutch City Gates and Access Roads” which features some of the country’s historical defence fortress gates and access roads.
For 2023 and as the first coin, the "Catharijnepoort" in the city of Utrecht is featured and is a former landmark which played an important part in protecting the city and its people.
The frequency of release will be three silver Proof Ducats a year.
The first coin in the series is dated 2023 and will be the only one released with that year date.
Thereafter, the second, third, and fourth coins will include the year date of 2024. For the new series, the mintage is lowered to 1,750 pieces.
The "Catharijnepoort, Utrecht":
In the Middle Ages, Utrecht slowly started to grow into a large city. And in order to easily reach the city, four main entrances to the city were built.
One of these entrances was the "Catharijnepoort". This gate stood on the West side of the city, near the current Vredenburg.
It was named after the adjacent monastery, which was dedicated to Saint Catherine.
From the Middle Ages, the Catharijnepoort was one of the four main overland entrances to the city of Utrecht.
The City Gate stood on the West side of the current city centre, where the Catharijnebaan and Vredenburg meet today.
At that time, the Catharijnepoort was reached from outside the city via a retractable bridge ("Catharijnebrug") over the defensive moat.
The manning of the city gate was done by guild members. The Catharijnepoort building had several rooms that were used as gunpowder storage and for the preservation of the city archives.
In addition, the Catharijnepoort, together with the Southern City Gates (the Tolsteegpoorten), functioned as a city prison.
Although there is no image of the medieval gate, it was large and robust - the Catharijnepoort grew into the largest and best defensible gate in Utrecht.
This gate was also the oldest known storage place of the Utrecht city rights.
In 1528, Charles V came to power. He had a large castle, named Vredenburg, built within the walls of the city.
The Catharijnepoort was located outside the castle, directly in the shooting range of the city cannons. Therefore, the gate was almost completely demolished, even though plans to rebuild it elsewhere were made.
Between 1621 and 1625, the Catharijnepoort was renovated to a design by Paulus Moreelse.
In 1625, these plans were put into action and a new Catharijnepoort was built. Original drawings of this gate can be seen in the archives of Utrecht.
In 1830, however, this Gate too, was eventually also abandoned/not in any use, together with the rest of the Utrecht city defenses.
Around 1845 the Catharijnepoort was demolished. The bridge connection remained in place until around 1970.
About Duke Karel van Egmond (1467-1538):
In the previous Coin Series ("Dutch Castles"), the Knight Godard de Ginkell was on the coin.
According to the Dutch Mint Act, a knight in armour should be on the coin. For this new series, Karel van Egmond will be on the Silver Ducat.
Karel van Egmond (1467–1538) an armoured Knight will feature on the Reverses of the coins. He was an important duke of several areas in the Netherlands.
During his reign, he had to deal with threats from Emperor Charles V. He also was the last independent feudal rulers of the Netherlands.
Van Egmond or Van Egmont is Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Egmond", a town in North Holland.
Before 1811, the spelling of the name with a "d" or "t" was interchangeable. It can refer to any of the members of the House of Egmond (<1000–1682).
He was born as a twin to his sister Philippa and raised in the court of his uncle Burgundy, Charles. As he grew up, he served in the war with the French Royal family of the Duke of Burgundy, and in 1487 he was taken as a French prisoner in Betune.
In 1492, the Guelders clan defeated the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, the son -in -law of Charles, and Karel, was appointed the Duke of Guelder.
Karel ruled his Duchy with the support of the French royal family, but in 1505, King Castilla, the eldest son of Emperor Maximilian, defeated the Guelders clan, and Carrell was captured and returned to Philip as a vassal.
The following year, Karel was taken to Spain and was imprisoned in the Castilla Castle by Philip, but he escaped to Antwell Pen. Karel recovered his lands by July 1513, as Philip died shortly afterwards.
Karel continued his fight with the Habsburgs and sponsored a pirate rebel Beer Carlov Donia to take up arms against the Hapsburgs but later he stopped supporting the rebels.
In 1528 with the Holy Roman Emperor Karl V Holkum I tried to settle the conflict through a Treaty, but did not succeed.
Nevertheless, in 1536 a Treaty was finally executed.
On 05.02.1519, he married Runeburg Houhinrich I, the daughter of Heinrich I., but had no children.
However, there were six common children in Karel with some mistrust. He passed away in 1538 and was buried in the St. Eusevius Church in Arnhem.
The dispute for his succession resumed between the Karel relatives over the inheritance of Guelders Clan.
The Coin:
On the Reverse of Silver Ducat Proof Coin is showcased the Catharijne Gate of Utrecht silver ducat depicts Duke Karel van Egmond (1467–1538) in front of the famous building.
At his peak, he ruled as Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen and also was the last independent feudal ruler of the Netherlands.
The provincial crest of Utrecht is depicted on his shield.
The traditional inscription for these coins encircles the primary design and reads "MO.NO.ARG.REG.BELGII. TRAJ". The Latin legend is abbreviated for "Moneta Nova Argenta Regni Belgii Trajectum", translated as “New Silver coin of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,” with “Trajectum” being the Latin word to reference Utrecht.
On the Obverse of Silver Ducat Proof Coin is showcased the National Crest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with the Royal Crown placed between the two numerals of the year "2023". The inscription reads - "CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT" (“Unity makes Strength”), which is placed around the crest along the periphery.
The mintmaster’s privy mark is placed just under the first two numerals of the year and the mintmark of the Royal Dutch Mint is shown just under the second two numerals.
The specifications of the Silver Ducat Collector Coin are:
Country: The Netherlands; Date/Year of Coin issue: 08.11.2023; Coin Series Theme: "“Dutch City Gates and Access Roads”; Coin Theme: "Catharijne Gate of Utrecht" (First Silver Ducat Coin in the Series); Denomination: Dutch Trade Ducat; Metal Composition: .873 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 28.25 grams; Diameter/Size: 40.0 mm; Edge: Cabled; Coin Quality: Proof; Mintage: 1,750 pieces; Mint: Royal Dutch Mint; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes.
The Presentation Case/Box in which the Silver Ducat Trade Coin is shipped. It is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
- Still recognised by the Dutch State as a means of legal payment, the Silver Ducat Coin is encapsulated and presented in a new reduced-size metal round two-piece case accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
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