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.
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.