Zeeland 1733 2 stuivers

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This denomination was struck in Zeeland and the other Dutch provinces (including Westfriesland) 1701-94 and is common. Various mintmarks are noted, including the castle shown here. Double wapenstuivers are also known struck in gold of ducat weight.

Recorded mintage: 7,259,808 for 1728-34.

Specification: 1.62 g, 0.583 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-59.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1731 6 stuivers
• Holland 1732 2 stuivers
• 1735 silver ducat
• Westfriesland 1779 2 stuivers
• return to coins of Netherlands, Zeeland
• Coins and currency dated 1733