Knight standing to left with head right, in armor and draped, wearing an ornate crest, within a circlet of pearls; in front of him a shield with the arms of Zeeland dividing the date.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ᕁ MO ᕁ
NO ᕁ ARG ᕁ 1597 ᕁ ORDIN ᕁ ZEL ᕁ (Translation: New silver coin of the province of Zeeland)
Reverse description
Swimming lion to the left, emerging from the waves from the waist, in a circlet of pearls; mint mark above.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
ᕁ ♜ ᕁ
DOMINE ᕁ SERVA ᕁ NOS ᕁ PERIMVS (Translation: Save us Lord, before we perish)