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Daalder 'Leeuwendaalder' with countermark
| Issuer | States of Holland |
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| Year | 1589 |
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| Composition | Silver (.750) |
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| Reverse description | A rampant lion to the left is depicted within a beaded inner circle, serving as the central device. A rose mintmark appears at the top of the inner circle. Two applied countermarks are present: D45 (a lily) and D47 (a hexagram within a circle of pearls), both struck into the field subsequent to original minting. The circumferential Latin legend is separated by cross stops. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The leeuwendaalder was explicitly designed for export trade, not domestic use — its silver content was set below Dutch internal coinage standards so it would circulate freely in the Levant and Baltic markets without being melted for profit. This particular piece carries a countermark, meaning it was officially restruck or validated for a secondary market or authority, a common fate for leeuwendaalders that re-entered circulation through foreign hands. The countermark itself may tell a more specific story than the host coin.