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Ducaton `Zilveren Rijder` piedfort at double weight
| Issuer | Province of Gelderland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1659-1680 |
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| Value | 1 Ducaton (3) |
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| Reverse description | The crowned coat of arms of the United Provinces of the Netherlands occupies the central field, flanked on each side by a rampant lion serving as supporter, each facing inward toward the shield. The date appears in the upper field, divided by the mintmark and privy mark (a seated dog). The reverse legend is inscribed in Latin along the periphery, separated by pellets. The overall composition is symmetrical and formal, reflecting the standard iconographic program of Dutch provincial silver coinage of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Piedforts of the Zilveren Rijder were never intended for circulation — produced at double the standard flan weight, they served as presentation pieces and official record strikes, distributed to magistrates, mint officials, and occasionally foreign dignitaries as proof of die authenticity and minting rights. Gelderland maintained its own mint at Harderwijk with considerable jealousy, frequently clashing with the States-General over the right to strike rijders independently of Holland's preferred uniformity agreements.
The twenty-year span of this type reflects ongoing die use rather than continuous production. Individual piedfort strikes were likely made in very small numbers at irregular intervals, which explains the bibliographic chaos — Voogt, Delmonte, and KM do not fully agree on die marriage attributions within the series.