1749 10 Stuiver (1/2 Gulden; Demi-Florin)

Province, Standard Coinage
Krause Mishler #: 95
Delmonte #1198

Mintage: Unlisted
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 5.30 g
Composition: 92% silver, 0.1567 oz. ASW

Obverse: MO:ARG:ORD:FÆD:BELG:HOLL
Crowned Arms with denomination flanking.
Reverse: HANCTVEMVR HAC NITIMVR
Liberty holding spear, topped with hat, leaning on book upon plinth.

 

 

This type was minted in Holland in five years between 1748 and 1762. 

The lion holds seven arrows, representing the seven provinces of the United Dutch Republic (Gelre, Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijsel, West Friesland and Groningen). Though the provinces struck their own coinage, they were mostly uniform in denomination, content and design - with the most apparent differences found in the legend, to identify the province of origin.  Similar coinage was also issued by the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie - Dutch East Indies Co. (easily identified by the initials VOC beneath the obverse arms as well as, to a far lesser extent, the Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie - West Indies Co. (Identified by the letter W placed similar).

Coins continued production under the local provincial governments until 1795, when invading French forces replaced the Dutch Republic with the Batavian Republic, which was later reformed to the Kingdom of Holland by Napoleon in 1806.

 

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