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6 Stivers 'Arendschelling'
| Issuer | Friesland, Province of |
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| Year | 1615-1621 |
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| Value | 6 Stuivers (3⁄10) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned shield bearing the arms of the eleven Frisian cities, superimposed over a Burgundian cross. The shield is rendered in the heraldic style typical of the Dutch Republic period, with fine detail to the quarterings. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, divided across the field. The overall composition reflects the provincial identity of Friesland within the Union of Utrecht. |
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| Reverse description | A boldly struck double-headed crowned eagle displayed in the field, with wings spread and both heads facing outward, rendered in the Imperial heraldic tradition. The eagle's plumage is depicted with radiating feather detail across the wings, characteristic of hammered coinage of the Dutch provincial series. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design, reading from the lower portion of the coin upward along both sides. The reverse legend bears a devotional inscription invoking divine protection, consistent with Dutch Reformed provincial coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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The arendschelling — named for the eagle that appeared on earlier schelling types inherited from Habsburg coinage traditions — was minted by Friesland during a period when the newly independent Dutch provinces were still sorting out their monetary architecture. The Union of Utrecht had mandated currency coordination among the provinces in 1579, but enforcement was weak, and Friesland consistently struck coins to its own specifications well into the seventeenth century, causing persistent complaints from the States-General about substandard provincial silver flooding domestic markets.
The .500 fineness here is notably low for the period's prestige silver coinage.