1 Daalder    (sold for $338.0)

1609, Netherlands, Friesland. Large Silver Lion Daalder (Dog Dollar) Coin. XF!

Mint Year: 1609 Reference: Davenport 4853, KM-23.1. Denomination: Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar (Leeuwendaalder in Dutch) of 48 Stuiver Condition: Graffitti in left field (probably old money-changer´s marking), a small scrape at 9 o'clock in reverse, minimal deposits, otherwise a well-centered  XF, struck on a nicely prepared large planchet! Weight: 27.07gm Diameter: 41mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield with dutch arms. Legend: MO · ARG · PRO · CO - NFOE · BELG x FRI

Reverse: Heraldic lion left with long ornate S-like tail. Legend: CONFIDENS x DNO x NON x MOVETVR x 1609 :

The lion dollar circulated throughout the Middle East and was imitated in several German and Italian cities. It was also popular in the Dutch East Indies as well as in the Dutch New Netherlands Colony (New York). The lion dollar also circulated throughout the English colonies during the Seventeenth and early Eighteenth centuries. Examples circulating in the colonies were usually fairly well worn so that the design was not fully distinguishable, thus they were sometimes referred to as "dog dollars."

Friesland (historically known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the northern part of the country. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea.

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