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1 Daalder / 5 Schelling Piedfort of double weight
| Issuer | States of Zeeland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1687 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse lettering | MO · NO · ARG · ORDIN · ZEELANDIÆ · 1687 · · 5 SC (Translation: New silver coin of the States of Zeeland 5 schellings) |
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| Mintage | 1687 ♜ |
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Piedforts — struck at double the normal planchet weight on specially prepared dies — were never intended for circulation. In the Dutch Republic, they served as presentation pieces, distributed by provincial authorities to dignitaries, foreign envoys, and occasionally as gifts from the States-General itself. Zeeland, as one of the smaller but commercially active provinces, produced them sporadically rather than as a regular series.
The 1687 date places this during the tense years immediately preceding William III's invasion of England, when the Dutch Republic was mobilizing diplomatically and financially against Louis XIV.