Notes on Dutch coinage

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 19/2/165, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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In Brabant & Flanders & Zeeland

They reccon by Florens or Guldens, sols or Patars & Deniers or Pennings (which are in {musical} proportion as 1. 20. 20×16) or else by Livres sols & Deniers de Gros which they call Pondt Schellings & Groot Vlaems (1^liv = 20^sch = 20 × 12^d.) They have two sorts of money, One in imaginary called money de Change or Argent de permission & is the same in denomination & value with the Bank money of Amsterdam. The other is real & current, viz^t

Ducats of gold	received at	4 Florens 16 sols de argent de change or de permission
Ducatons of silver		3 Florens or 10 Schellings de change or sols de gros
Patagons or Rixdaelders		2 Florens 8 sols = 96 Gross = 8 schellings de change
Schellings or sols de gross		6 Sols or Patars = 12 Gross
Sols or Patars communs		2 Gross = 8 Duytes = 16 Pennings

Their Livres de Gross & Florens are only imaginary. One Livre is six Florens. An hundred Florens in money current of Amsterdam = 103 $\frac{1}{3}$ Florens in money current of Antwerp, & 100 Florens in Bank money of Amsterday = 100 Florens in money of change of Antwerp = 108 $\frac{1}{3}$ Florens in money current of Antwerp. Antwerp, Brussels, Gant, Bruges, Middleburg & all Brabant Flanders & Zeeland have the same money without any sensible difference. A Patagon of Antwerp = 96 gros de argent de change of Antwerp = 103 $\frac{1}{3}$ (or 104) gros de argent current of Antwerp = 100 gros current of Amsterdam = Patagon of Amsterdam = 95 or 96 gros bank money of Amsterdam.

Ducatons. The king of Spains head on one side with this inscription: Phil. IIII. D.G. Hisp. & Endiar. Rex. and on the reverse a mixt coat of arms supported with Lyons with this inscription. Archid. Aust. Dux Burg. Brab. &c.

One	1630	better 4^dwt. weight	20^dwt.	10^gr	The first much worn, the second not a grain the 3^d & 4^th three or four grains the last nothing. Reynolds put them better 4 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^dwt & 1^oz 22^gr weight. The Assaymaster of the Mint tells me that he generally finds
	1636	better 5^{dw^t} full. weight	20.	21 $\frac{3}{4}$
	1638	better 4^{dw^t} weight	20.	16 $\frac{1}{2}$
	1658	better 4^{dw^t} weight	20.	14 $\frac{1}{4}$
	1679	weight	20.	21 $\frac{1}{4}$

these Ducatons 4 $\frac{1}{2}$ better & has seldome met with any so coarse as these four. If they be better 4 $\frac{1}{2}$ ^dwt & 1^oz 22^gr weight they will be worth 5^s 6^d $\frac{1}{8}$ $\frac{1}{16}$ .

Cross Dollars Patagons or Rix-dollers of Flanders have a great Cross with this inscription about it Phil III (or Carol. II &c) D. G. Hisp. & Indiar. Rex, & on the Reverse a coat of several arms with this inscription. Archid. Aust. Dux Burg. Brab. et Co. Fl.

Pieces	1622.		1622.		1630.		1648.		1694.		1694
worse	12^dwt		12		12		13		12
weight	17^{dw^t}.	18^gr.	17.	22.	17.	16 $\frac{1}{2}$	9.	1.	18.	0 $\frac{3}{4}$	18.	4 $\frac{1}{4}$

The three first worn the 4^th & 5^t not above a grain or two The 4^th was a half Dollar. Supposing them 10 $\frac{1}{2}$ ounces fine & 18^dwt 1^gr weight: they are worth 4^s. 4^d $\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{4}$ $\frac{1}{8}$ $\frac{1}{32}$ . In Flanders they go for 96 gros or $\frac{4}{5}$ of a Ducaton. Another Cross Dollar of Cha. II coyned 1694 weighed 18^dwt 4 $\frac{1}{4}$ grains not worn.