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6 Stiver 'Scheepjesschelling' Dirck Bosch, with BP
| Issuer | States of West Friesland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1676-1677 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the West Frisian arms — two rampant lions passant guardant in pale — surmounted by an ornate floral crown. The date 1676 flanks the shield to the left, with the denomination numeral '6' and the mintmaster's initials 'B' (for Dirck Bosch) also appearing to the left of the shield, and the letters 'S' and 'P' (part of 'SP', indicating bank-payment designation) to the right. A circular Latin legend runs around the periphery, separated from the central device by an inner beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | DEVS · FORTI · ET · SP · NOST · (Translation: God is our strength and our hope) |
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The "Scheepjesschelling" — little ship schelling — was produced by the West Friesland mint at Hoorn during a period when the Dutch Republic was fighting for its survival against the combined forces of France, England, and Münster in the Third Anglo-Dutch War and the Franco-Dutch War simultaneously. Coinage from this mint ran inconsistently through the 1670s as wartime fiscal pressure disrupted normal production schedules.
The "BP" privy mark identifies the mintmaster Broer Pietersz, active at Hoorn during this narrow window. His tenure overlaps almost exactly with this type's striking dates.