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1 Daalder `Lion Daalder` Piedfort of double weight
| Issuer | Province of Utrecht (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1585 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A rampant lion facing left occupies the central field, depicted with a flowing mane, raised forepaw, and curling tail, executed in bold hammered relief characteristic of the Dutch Lion Daalder type. The lion stands upon a plain ground, surrounded by a beaded inner border. The circumferential Latin legend + CONCORDIA + RES + PARVÆ + CRESCVNT + reads around the full periphery, separated by cross and lozenge stops, proclaiming the motto of the Dutch Republic. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The piedfort format — double the normal flan thickness struck from standard dies — was used in the Dutch Republic almost exclusively for presentation pieces and diplomatic gifts, not monetary circulation. Utrecht's lion daelders of the 1580s were minted during the desperate early years of the revolt against Spanish rule, when provincial minting authorities were scrambling to assert independent coinage rights while simultaneously funding a war. A piedfort from 1585 would have served no role in that financial machinery.
The Delmonte S#840 designation places this among the rarest surviving Utrecht silver presentation strikings of the period.