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Description
Dutch Republic, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Silver ½ 3 Gulden or Thirty Stuivers (15.73g, 33mm), 1696, Leeuwarden mint, Province of Friesland. Obverse: Arms of the Dutch Republic (comprising an escutcheon charged with a rampant Lion contourné, crowned, armed, and langued, holding a sword in its dexter paw and a bundle of seven arrows, representing the seven united provinces, in its sinister paw; surmounted by the States Crown of the Dutch Republic), denomination “1/2 3GL” to field either side, legend surrounds, “MO: ARG. ORD: FÆD: BELG: FRI:”. Reverse: The Dutch Maiden (‘Nederlandse Maagd’) stands beside an ornamental pillar, head turned slightly right, wearing classical, heavily plumed helmet and draped in flowing Roman-style robes, holding grounded spear in right hand which is surmounted by the Cap of Liberty (‘Vrijheidshoed’) and resting her left arm on the Holy Bible which rests upon the pillar, date in exergue, legend surrounds, “HAC NITIMVR HANC TVEMVR”. KM-74. A rather uncommon denomination, struck with the obverse die with the characteristic die cudd to lower left, light pitting and rusty dies, Very Fine to good Very Fine for type.
The obverse Latin legend reads “Monēta argentea ōrdinum foederātum belgicārum Frisiae”, with an English meaning of “Silver money of the united Provinces of the Netherlands, of Friesland”. The reverse Latin legend reads “hāc nītimur hanc tuēmur”, with an English meaning of “on her we lean, her we protect”.
