6 Stuivers "Scheepjesschelling" klippe; piedfort at double weight

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.