Middelburg 1572 32 stuivers
This specimen was lot 3239 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Middelburg. Daalder Klippe of 32 Stuivers, 1572. PCGS EF-45 Secure Holder. Uniface. Bold stamps. Under the control of the Spanish the siege of Middelburg lasted between 1572-74 during the eighty-years war. With supplies running low the Spanish surrendered on February 18, 1574 after news reached the city that their reinforcements had been defeated at the battle of Scheldt January 29, 1574. The terms of the surrender allowed what remained of the Spanish garrison and the Clergy to flee the city without harm. Attractive slate gray toning." We note that 32 stuivers = 1-3/5 gulden. Regular issues included the Lion daalder (40 stuivers), the "prince" daalder (50 stuivers), the silver ducat (48 stuivers), the three gulden (57 stuivers) and the ducaton (silver rider or 60 stuivers).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Delm-165; VanGel-36a; Mailiet-pl.83#2.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- Korchnak, Lawrence C., Siege Coins of the World, 1453-1902, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2021.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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