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2 Stuivers
| Issuer | Province of Friesland |
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| Year | 1614-1714 |
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| Value | 2 Stuivers (1/10) |
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| Obverse description | The province name FRISIA is inscribed in two lines across the field, reading FRI above and SIA below, in bold Latin letters. A mint mark appears above the inscription in the upper field. The four-digit date is struck in the lower portion of the field beneath the province name. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular flan typical of hammered and early milled provincial Dutch coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Friesland maintained unusual monetary autonomy within the Dutch Republic, frequently issuing its own denominations that diverged from the resolutions of the States-General. The 2 stuiver piece persisted across a century of production partly because Frisian merchants and rural markets had long relied on small silver for local transactions that larger provincial coins couldn't efficiently serve.
The century-long span of this type makes die variety attribution genuinely consequential — pieces from the 1610s and those from the final years of issue can differ substantially in die workmanship and silver fineness adherence.