1641, Netherlands, Zwolle (City). Large Silver Lion Daalder (Dog Dollar) Coin.
Mint Year: 1648
Region: Zwolle Province (Netherlands)
Reference: Davenport 4883, Delmonte 866, KM-66. R!
Denomination: Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar (Leeuwendaalder in Dutch), also 48 Stuiver
Condition: Minor pits in obverse (from the cast planchet, the coin itself is struck!), light deposits, otherwise a nice VF+ Original!
Diameter: 41.6mm
Weight: 26.81gm
Material: Silver
Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield bearing a lion.
Legend: MO : ARG . CIVITA . (shield) . ZWOL . AL : IMP
Reverse: Heraldic lion left with long ornate S-like tail.
Legend: * DA . PACEM . DOM : IN . DIEB . NOST : 1641 .
Translated: "God, give us peace at these days!"
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam.
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anonymous 2014-12-16 |