Westfriesland 1641 1/2 daalder
This specimen was lot 500 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"WEST-FRIESLAND Het Gewest 1581 - 1795. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. 1641, Silver Type II. Ridder achter Hollands wapen naar rechts met titel WEST. Kz. klimmende leeuw, jaartal in omschrift. Kz. mmt. rozet na jaartal. R. Zeldzaam jaar. Gebruikelijke zwakte. Fraai +. (province of Westfriesland, silver half lion daalder of 1641, type II. Obverse: knight behind Dutch arms facing right; reverse: lion rampant, rosette mintmark after the date. Scarce date, usual weak strike, fine or better.)"
The leeuwendaalder and its half are famous in the numismatic world as being some of the worst struck coins in history. Most of the provinces and several of the cities struck them from the 1570's until the end of the seventeenth century. This type is recorded in the SCWC for Westfriesland for 1606-68 with various mintmarks (KM 22.1: 1616-48; KM 22.3: 1629, 1650-68; KM 22.4: 1606-29, 1643, 1650). This is the second half lion daalder from Westfriesland we have posted on this site. This denomination was also struck in klippe format (KM 35.1) in 1641.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 13.50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 22.1, Delm-873 suppl.; V. 66.5.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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