Modern coin – HCR45869

Obverse

Inscription:

HAC NITIMVR HANC TVEMVR

Design:

Minerva standing, head turned to right, holding a lance with liberty hat at top in right hand, and leaning against on the Bible sitting atop a column

Reverse

Inscription:

MO ARG ORD FŒ BELG WEST F 1786

Design:

Crowned arms of the Generality (lion rampant holding a sword and bundle of arrows), X ST either side; below monogram of the Dutch East India Company

Information

Category

Dutch Republic coin

Note

Incorrectly listed on tickets as Purmer and van der Weil type Wf50 (West Friesland), a type that does not include the Dutch East India Co. monogram seen on this coin.

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

West Friesland: province, Dutch East India Company: corporation

Person

Reign

Dating

1786

Mint

Hoorn (Modern)

Denomination

1/2 Gulden

Metal

silver

Technique

milled

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.95

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.5

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

22/5/1918

Source

Mrs Batty

Acquisition credit

Given by Mrs Batty, 22 May 1918.

Reference

KM (18th) : KM#138 (West Friesland, page 641)

Reference

Bucknill, J A S - 1931 - The Coins of the Dutch East Indies: An Introduction to the Study of the Series : 349

Contributors to this coin record

jnaylor, cgallacher