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2 Stuivers klippe, piedfort at triple weight
| Issuer | Mint of West Friesland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1633-1675 |
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| Weight | 5.08 g |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle on a square klippe flan, the provincial name WFRISIA is arranged in three lines across the field: the initial 'W' appears in the upper register, flanked by floral rosette privy marks and surmounted by a rosette above, with 'FRI' and 'SIA' stacked in the central field. The date appears in the exergue below the inscription. The composition of large bold lettering in an archaic style is characteristic of Dutch provincial hammered coinage of the seventeenth century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Klippe piedforts of this type were never intended for circulation. The Mint of West Friesland produced square, multi-weight presentation strikes as official gifts and diplomatic tokens — handed to visiting dignitaries, mint officials, and occasionally members of the States of West Friesland itself. A triple-weight piedfort in this series represents the upper tier of that practice.
West Friesland was one of the more prolific provincial mints of the Dutch Republic, operating with considerable autonomy despite repeated efforts by the States-General to standardize coinage across the seven provinces.