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Issuing authority

West Friesland

Kind
state
Region
Low Countries, Europe

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Published entries

13

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

13 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1619 – 1796

13 entries with their own date

Verified or well documented

0

Highest two confidence levels

Sorted by date, earliest first.

West Frisian Dutch rijksdaalder, 1619

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

West Frisian Dutch rijksdaalder, 1619

1619

Obverse: laureate and cuirassed bust facing right with sword in the right hand and coat of arms of West Friesland on a ribbon in the left hand. Reverse: between date, crowned Generality coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1719; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal);…

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West Frisian stuiver, 1677

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

West Frisian stuiver, 1677

1677

Silver coin. Obverse: between value indication 1 S, crowned coat of arms of West Friesland. Reverse: inscription in two lines. Below, date and a rosette between two dots. Above, likewise a rosette between two dots. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1733; its record gives material recorded as…

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West Frisian ship schelling, 1678. Strike in gold

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

West Frisian ship schelling, 1678. Strike in gold

1678

Gold coin. Obverse: between value indication 6 S, crowned coat of arms of West Friesland. Reverse: ship under sail to the right. Strike in gold. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1736; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter…

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West Friesland, daalder, 1686

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

West Friesland, daalder, 1686

1686

Silver coin. Obverse: standing armored knight looking to the left with raised sword in the left hand and crowned coat of arms of West Friesland on a ribbon in the right hand. Reverse: coats of arms of Hoorn, Enkhuizen, and Medemblik in a triangle, linked by a ribbon. Between them, mark of value 30 ST and date. The R…

Documented

Partial type record

West Frisian duit, 1702

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Frisian duit, 1702

1702

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of West Friesland with laurel branches. Reverse: inscription in two lines. Above it, mint master's mark rosette between two small stars. Below it, date, beneath which a star. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1739; its record gives material recorded…

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Partial type record

West Frisian double stuiver, 1712

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Frisian double stuiver, 1712

1712

Silver coin. Obverse: between value indication 2 S, crowned coat of arms of West Friesland. Reverse: inscription in two lines. Above it, mint master mark between two rosettes, below it, date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1737B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); techni…

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Partial type record

West Frisian ship shilling, 1716

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Frisian ship shilling, 1716

1716

Silver square coin. Obverse: between value indication 6 S, crowned coat of arms of West Friesland. Date at the end of the legend. Reverse: ship under sail to the right. Square off-strike. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1743; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique s…

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Partial type record

West Frisian bezemstuiver, 1739

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Frisian bezemstuiver, 1739

1739

Silver coin. Obverse: within a laurel wreath, between value indication 1 S, bundle of arrows. Reverse: inscription in three lines. Above it, mint master mark between two rosettes, below it, date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1748B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); te…

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West Frisian golden rider, 1751

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Frisian golden rider, 1751

1751

Gold coin. Obverse: knight with raised sword on horseback to the right above crowned, decorated coat of arms of West Friesland. Reverse: between mark of value 7 Gl., crowned Generality coat of arms. Date above the crown. Cable border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1752; its record gives m…

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Partial type record

West Frisian quarter guilder, 1759

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Frisian quarter guilder, 1759

1759

Obverse: between date, crowned Generality coat of arms. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with cap of liberty and spear, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Cabled border. So-called mint master token. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1756; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique stri…

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Partial type record

West Friesland, half silver rider, 1791

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Friesland, half silver rider, 1791

1791

Silver coin. Obverse: above the crowned coat of arms of West Friesland, a knight with a sword in his right hand facing right. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of the Generality supported by two lions. Year in a cartouche below the crown. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1726B; its r…

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West Frisian three guilders, 1791

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Frisian three guilders, 1791

1791

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Generality coat of arms between value indication. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with cap of liberty and spear, leaning on a Bible on an altar. Year in exergue. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1764A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); tech…

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West Frisian half guilder, 1796

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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West Frisian half guilder, 1796

1796

Silver coin. Obverse: between value indication, crowned Generality coat of arms. Reverse: Dutch Maiden with cap of liberty and spear, leaning on a Bible on an altar. In exergue, date. Cabled border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1757B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal);…

Documented

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Dated entries by century

  • 17th century4
  • 18th century9

Only the 13 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.

Materials recorded in the physical descriptions

  • Silver10
  • Gold2
  • Copper1

An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.

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