🇳🇱Netherlands · Gold Mint

Royal Dutch Mint

Striker of the gold Ducat — a trade coin running since the 1500s.

Founded
1567
Location
Utrecht, Netherlands
Coins profiled
1

The Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint), with roots in Utrecht from 1567, is one of Europe’s historic mints. Its enduring gold product is the Netherlands Gold Ducat, a trade coin whose design — a standing armoured knight — has barely changed since the 16th century and which the Mint still strikes today to its traditional .983 fineness.

The Dutch Ducat is a piece of living monetary history: the same coin that financed the Dutch Golden Age, still issued as legal-tender investment gold for collectors who value its continuity and craftsmanship.

Gold coins from Royal Dutch Mint

Hallmarks & identifying features

The standing knight with bundled arrows (obverse) and the tablet inscription (reverse), essentially unchanged for centuries. Traditional .983 fineness and a slim ~3.49 g weight.