1 Daalder    (sold for $156.0)

1599, Netherlands, Holland. Silver Lion Daalder (Dog Dollar) Coin. Early Date!

Mint Year: 1599
Province: Holland
Condition: A nice XF for issue!
State: Netherlands (United Provinces)
Reference: Davenport 8838. Delmonte 831. R!
Denomination: Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar (Leeuwendaalder in Dutch)
Diameter: 40.7mm
Weight: 27.14gm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield bearing a standing lion.
In Dutch:"Ridder rechtsom kijkend met voor zich wapen met klimmende leeuw."
Legend: MO · NO · ORDI · 15 (shield) 99 · GEL · VA · HOL ·

Reverse: Heraldic lion left with long ornate S-like tail. / In Dutch: "Klimmende leeuw l."
Legend: CONFIDENS · DNO · NON·. MOVETVR · * ·
Translated: "Relying on God I shall not be Confounded".

The lion dollar circulated throughout the Middle East and was imitated in several German and Italian cities. It was also popular in the Dutch East Indies as well as in the Dutch New Netherlands Colony (New York). The lion dollar also circulated throughout the English colonies during the Seventeenth and early Eighteenth centuries. Examples circulating in the colonies were usually fairly well worn so that the design was not fully distinguishable, thus they were sometimes referred to as "dog dollars."

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