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6 Stuivers "Scheepjesschelling" klippe; piedfort at double weight
| Issuer | Province of Gelderland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1715 |
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| Value | 6 Stuivers (3⁄10) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1715 - Privy mark: crane |
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Klippe piedforts of this type were never intended for commerce. The Gelderland mint produced them as presentation pieces — gifts for civic dignitaries, mint officials, or as trial demonstrations of die quality. The square flan and doubled weight are the point: they exist to impress, not to spend. By 1715, the "Scheepjesschelling" design had been in continuous provincial use for well over a century, making this a deliberately archaic choice for a presentation striking.
The .583 fineness is characteristic of the provincial stuiver coinage, notably inferior to the coinage standards demanded for coins intended for VOC trade use.