Utrecht Daalder 1641

Description

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.