Utrecht Daalder 1641. Sold.
$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.
Sold.