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1 Florin klippe, piedfort at 1.5 weight
| Issuer | States of West Friesland |
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| Year | 1684 |
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| Value | 28 Stuivers (1.4) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A crowned double-headed eagle occupies the central field, its wings displayed, with the quartered coat of arms of West-Friesland emblazoned on its breast shield. A decorative knot motif appears above the crown at the top of the design. The surrounding Latin legend is distributed across the field, forming a devotional motto. The reverse design is characteristic of Dutch Republic provincial coinage of the late seventeenth century, combining imperial heraldic imagery with Reformed Protestant piety. |
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West Friesland operated with unusual autonomy within the Dutch Republic, its States mint at Hoorn producing provincial issues that frequently diverged from the resolutions of the Generaliteit. This piedfort klippe — struck at one-and-a-half times the standard florin weight on a square planchet — was almost certainly a presentation or test piece rather than anything intended for commerce. Piedforts from Dutch provincial mints of this period were produced in tiny numbers, often for officials, foreign dignitaries, or as mint records.
The Delmonte variant designation signals a die or planchet deviation from the primary type, the specifics of which collectors have not fully resolved in the literature.