Zeeland 1754 6 stuivers
This specimen was lot 72 in Schulman auction 388 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,664 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Piedfort scheepjesschelling. ZEELAND Provincie 1580 - 1795, 1754, Silver Type IIa. Driemaster met Middelburgse vlag op achtersteven, omschrift met mt. burcht zonder interpunctie. Kz. provinciewapen tussen waarde 6 - ST, jaartal boven kroon MON NOV ARGEN ORDIN ZEELAND. Kabelrand.Uit de Zeeuwse Leeuw collectie. R. Schitterend exemplaar met volledige muntkleur. FDC. (piefort ship schilling of 1754, province of Zeeland, silver type IIa. Obverse: three-masted ship with the flag of Middelburg on the stern; legend with castle mintmark, without punctuation. Reverse: crowned provincial arms flanked by the denomination "6 - ST"; date above; legend: MON NOV ARGEN ORDIN ZEELAND. Reeded edge. From the "Zeeland Lion" collection. Rare. A magnificent specimen retaining full mint luster, uncirculated.)"
The six stuivers or scheepjesschelling struck for circulation (KM 90.1) was 4.95 g, 0.583 fine silver. It was made in 1750 and 1753-55 The denomination was struck in piedfort format for presentation 1750, 1753-54 and 1758-61 and, being carefully saved, usually comes nice. These presentation pieces must have been quite popular as all the provinces made them, altho gold was the usual material.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.65 g, 0.583 fine silver, obliquely reeded edge, this specimen 8.63 g.
Catalog reference: KM 90a, V. 93.4 var.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 388: 145 Year Jubilee Sale, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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