1 Duit

West Friesland's duit issues of the 1590s were struck under the authority of the States of Holland and West Friesland during active conflict with Spanish forces — the Dutch Revolt was then in its fourth decade. Small copper coinage like this served critical practical functions when silver was being hoarded or diverted to finance military operations. The provincial mints were often poorly regulated, and weight consistency across duit issues from this period varies noticeably, a known characteristic rather than a flaw.