Official Restrike: Florin d’oro Gold 2 ounce

At the Royal Dutch Mint, we are always on the lookout for special issues. In 2024, Marco Polo would have turned 770, almost as old as the Italian gold florin! The Fiorino d'Oro is a trade coin he must have taken with him on his travels. 

Two milestones!

Marco Polo was born on 15 September 1254 and he died on 8 January 1324. One of the first to travel towards Asia, he discovered the countries further east from Persia. Marco Polo spent a long time in China and brought back many impressions, inventions and cartographic knowledge. While imprisoned in Italy, his experiences were written down. The book Il Milione inspired others like Columbus to further voyages of discovery. Now, 770 years later, we are celebrating Marco Polo with the re-launch of a Florin d' Oro. This coin is available now, in both silver and gold, 1 and 2 ounces!

Official re-strike: Florin d'Oro

Almost simultaneously with the birth of Marco Polo, a gold coin of some significance was minted for the first time in the city of Florence: the Fiorino d'oro or florin, gold guilder. From then on, used for trade in Europe and far beyond. Choose the Golden 2 Ounce! This pure golden re-strike of the gold guilder comes in a luxury wooden cassette, including a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Design 

The re-strike of the gold coin shows on the obverse the city arms of Florence, a Fleur-de-lys, with caption: ✠ FLOR - ENTIA; Firenze. On the reverse, an effigy of John the Baptist, the city's patron saint, with caption: ✠ . S . IOA / NNES . B. The re-strike will feature the year 2024 on the coin. This special re-strike also revives the origin, rich past and authentic atmosphere of our familiar Gulden (florin).

2 Ounce edition

The 2 Ounce re-strikes have the same diameter as the regular editions, but are struck at double thickness. Traditionally, 2 Ounce coins were minted to portray wealth and power. In the 16th and 17th centuries, rulers gave these prestigious coins as gifts to their courts. Nowadays, 2 Ounce coins are real collectors' items. These double-thick editions are extra-limited and are doubly special.