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2 Daalders / 10 Schelling Piedfort at double weight
| Issuer | Province of Zeeland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1687-1693 |
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| Value | 2 Daalders = 10 Schellings = 60 Stuivers (5) |
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| Obverse description | A fully armored knight stands facing left in dynamic posture, his head turned to the right, brandishing an upright sword in his right hand. Behind him rises the coat of arms of Zeeland, depicting a lion emerging from waves, symbolic of the province's struggle against the sea. The composition is rendered in the vigorous relief characteristic of hammered piedfort coinage of the Dutch Republic period. The peripheral legend encircles the design, separated from the central device by an inner border. The overall style reflects the robust heraldic idiom of late seventeenth-century provincial Dutch engraving. |
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| Obverse lettering | · LUCTOR · ET EMERGO ♜ · (Translation: I struggle and overcome) |
| Reverse description | A central heraldic shield displaying the arms of Zeeland is surrounded by six smaller shields arranged in a circular composition, each bearing the arms of a principal city of the province: Middelburg at top, followed clockwise by Zierikzee, Goes, Tholen, Vlissingen, and Veere, with the family arms of the first nobleman of Zeeland occupying the innermost position. The shields are flanked by decorative ribbons or strapwork, and the denomination value appears in the field alongside the central composition. The peripheral legend, including the date and mint indication, runs around the outer border. The arrangement follows the established heraldic convention of Dutch provincial coinage of the late seventeenth century. The piece, struck as a piedfort at double the standard weight, displays correspondingly bold and deep relief throughout the reverse design. |
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