1/2 Real `1/2 Leicester real` klippe

€2.00
IssuerProvince of Gelderland (Dutch Republic)
Year1587
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1/2 Real
CurrencyGulden (1581-1795)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueKlippe
Hammered, Klippe
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) HPM#Ge 65.1 S
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust of the Earl of Leicester facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCONCORDIA · RES · PARVÆ · CRESCVNT · GEL · ·
(Translation: With harmony small things grow Gelderland)
Reverse descriptionBundle of arrows surrounded by the coats of armor of the six provinces (starting at 1 o`clock: Gelre, Flanders, Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Friesland).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering· MO · ORDIN · PROVIN · FOEDER · BELGIÆ · 1587
(Translation: Money by the Order of the United Provinces of the Netherlands)
Edge
Mint
Harderwijk, Netherlands(1343-1802)
Mintage1587  - -
Catalog ID7693341890
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