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This specimen was lot 547 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €115 (about US$148 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''OVERIJSSEL Provincie 1581 - 1795. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. 1641, Silver Type II. Ridder achter Hollands wapenschild naar rechts met titel MO. ARG. PRO. CON - FOE. BELG. TRAN. Kz. klimmende leeuw, daarboven jaartal. R. Zeer fraai +.'' ([[Netherlands, Overijssel|province of Overijssel]], silver hslf lion daalder of 1644, type II. Obverse: knight with plumed helmet stands behind the provincial arms; reverse: lion rampant, date above. Scarce, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> 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. The SCWC lists this subtype for 1606-17, 1622, 1629, 1633, 1637-43. | This specimen was lot 547 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €115 (about US$148 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''OVERIJSSEL Provincie 1581 - 1795. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. 1641, Silver Type II. Ridder achter Hollands wapenschild naar rechts met titel MO. ARG. PRO. CON - FOE. BELG. TRAN. Kz. klimmende leeuw, daarboven jaartal. R. Zeer fraai +.'' ([[Netherlands, Overijssel|province of Overijssel]], silver hslf lion daalder of 1644, type II. Obverse: knight with plumed helmet stands behind the provincial arms; reverse: lion rampant, date above. Scarce, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> 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. The SCWC lists this subtype for 1606-17, 1622, 1629, 1633, 1637-43. | ||
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* [[Overijssel 1616 1/2 daalder|1616 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']] | * [[Overijssel 1616 1/2 daalder|1616 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']] | ||
| + | * [[Gelderland 1641 1/2 daalder|Gelderland 1641 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']] | ||
| + | * [[Westfriesland 1641 1/2 daalder|Westfriesland 1641 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']] | ||
| + | * [[Zwolle 1641 1/2 daalder KM-45|Zwolle 1641 ''halve leeuwendaalder'', date in legend]] | ||
| + | * [[Utrecht 1641 1/2 daalder|Utrecht 1641 ''halve leeuwendaalder'']] | ||
* [[Overijssel 1641 daalder Dav-4860|1641 ''leeuwendaalder'']] | * [[Overijssel 1641 daalder Dav-4860|1641 ''leeuwendaalder'']] | ||
* [[Overijssel 1644 daalder Dav-4860|1644 ''leeuwendaalder'']] | * [[Overijssel 1644 daalder Dav-4860|1644 ''leeuwendaalder'']] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:47, 22 January 2026
This specimen was lot 547 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €115 (about US$148 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"OVERIJSSEL Provincie 1581 - 1795. 1/2 Leeuwendaalder. 1641, Silver Type II. Ridder achter Hollands wapenschild naar rechts met titel MO. ARG. PRO. CON - FOE. BELG. TRAN. Kz. klimmende leeuw, daarboven jaartal. R. Zeer fraai +. (province of Overijssel, silver hslf lion daalder of 1644, type II. Obverse: knight with plumed helmet stands behind the provincial arms; reverse: lion rampant, date above. Scarce, very 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. The SCWC lists this subtype for 1606-17, 1622, 1629, 1633, 1637-43.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.84 g, 0.750 fine silver, this specimen 13.42 g.
Catalog reference: KM 11.1, Delm-885; V. 139.4.
- 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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