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1 Daalder 'Prinsendaalder'

Issuer Utrecht, Province of
Year 1591-1603
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Value 1 Thaler (Daalder)
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Obverse description Armored bust of a knight facing right, depicted to the waist in full plate armor with ruffled collar and pauldrons, holding an upright sword in his gauntleted right hand. The figure is rendered in high relief in the late Renaissance style characteristic of Dutch hammered coinage of the period. A beaded inner circle frames the central effigy. The surrounding circular legend reads VIGILATE · DEO · CONFIDENTES with the date 1599 incorporated within the legend at the top of the field.
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Obverse lettering × VIGILATE · DEO · CONFI DENTE S x 1599
(Translation: Be vigilant, trusting in God)
Reverse description Central shield bearing the arms of Utrecht — a rampant lion — supported by elaborate foliate and acanthus mantling, surmounted by a crowned rampant lion passant as crest above a coronet. The heraldic composition is boldly struck in high relief and occupies the majority of the field. A beaded inner circle encloses the central device, with the circular legend surrounding the entire design reading MO · NO · ARG · ORDINUM · TRAI ·, identifying the coin as the new silver coinage of the States of Utrecht.
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