Daalder 'Leeuwendaalder' - Herman Dirk

Batenburg's leeuwendaalders of 1577–78 were struck under Herman Dirk van Bronckhorst-Batenburg during a period when the barony was effectively operating as an independent mint exploiting the political fragmentation of the early Dutch Revolt. The type deliberately imitated the successful leeuwendaalder coinage spreading across the Netherlands, allowing Batenburg to profit from seigniorage while the Spanish administration's grip on monetary control collapsed in the region.

Batenburg's output was small and the barony's minting rights were never fully regularized, which contributes to the rarity of attributed pieces today. Delmonte's S#559 designation places it among the more obscure provincial variants of the type.