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1 Leeuwendaalder
| Issuer | West Friesland, region of |
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| Year | 1649-1701 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1581-1795) |
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| Obverse description | Armored knight standing behind a shield bearing the rampant lion of the Netherlands, facing right, holding a sword upright in his right hand and a bundle of arrows in his left. The knight is depicted in full armor with plumed helmet. The provincial coat of arms is prominently displayed in the center field. The surrounding Latin legend is arranged along the inner border of the coin. |
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| Mintage | 1649 - - 1649 - Overstrike 1649/40 - 1650 - - 1650 - Overstrike 1650/49 - 1651 - - 1652 - - 1654 - - 1654 - Overstrike 1654/53 - 1655 - - 1657 - - 1658 - - 1661 - - 1662 - - 1663 - - 1664 - - 1665 - - 1666 - - 1667 - - 1668 - - 1670 - - 1671 - - 1672 - - 1674 - - 1675 - - 1676 - - 1677 - - 1678 - - 1679 - - 1697 - - 1698 - - 1699 - - 1700 - - 1701 - - |
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The leeuwendaalder was never intended for domestic Dutch commerce. It was engineered from the outset as a trade coin for the Levant and the Baltic, where its consistent silver content and recognizable type made it acceptable across markets that distrusted locally debased currencies. The Dutch East India Company consumed them by the chest-load for settlements in Asia, and the VOC frequently pressed provincial mints — West Friesland among them — to maintain output regardless of domestic monetary conditions.
West Friesland's issues under KM#14.3 span over five decades, with minor die variations cataloged by Delmonte distinguishing earlier from later production. The .750 fineness was a deliberate compromise, undercutting the thaler's silver content just enough to guarantee export profitability.