Utrecht Daalder 1641
$359
Dutch Lion Daalder 1641.
NZNDA member
NETHERLANDS - Utrecht.
'Lion' Daalder 1641 (48 Stuiver).
Utrecht provence.
Daalder was minted to facilitate foreign trade in the 17th Century
KM30.
Obverse: An armored knight looking to right with plume in helmet. A shield bearing a lion in front of his legs. Within two circles of beadwork around the rim is a version of the legend
Obverse Legend: uMO . ARG . PRO.CO FOE BELG TRA
Reverse: A Rampant lion facing left in center. Within two circles of bead-work around the rim is the year of issue 1641.
Reverse Legend: CONFIDENS DNO: NON: MOVETVR
Silver, 26.64g, 41mm.
Grade: Lion daalders were usually produced from thin planchets that did not fully fill the thickness of the dies, thus they were often weakly struck.
This example is VF, light clipping.
