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1 Stuiver Bezemstuiver
| Issuer | West Friesland, region of |
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| Year | 1738-1766 |
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| Value | 1 Stuiver (1/20) |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a bundle of arrows (the fasces of the Dutch Union) radiating outward, flanked by the denomination numerals '1' to the left and 'S' to the right within the field. The entire central motif is enclosed by a continuous wreath of laurel branches tied at the base, with a beaded border surrounding the whole design. The composition is rendered in a flat, bold relief typical of Dutch provincial coinage of the mid-18th century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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West Friesland's stuiver coinage of this period occupied an awkward position in the Dutch monetary system — legally tariffed but chronically underweight relative to Holland's issues, which created persistent friction between provincial minting rights and the centralizing ambitions of the States-General. The "bezemstuiver" name derives from the broom bundle on the reverse, a heraldic symbol of the province rather than any monetary authority.
The long production window spanning nearly three decades reflects the slow death of provincial minting in the Dutch Republic's final generations, before the Batavian Revolution of 1795 collapsed the old federal structure entirely.