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1612, Netherlands, Zwolle. Nice Silver 6 Stuivers (Schelling) Coin. VF-XF!

Mint Period: 1601-1612 Reference: KM-15, Verkade 165. Denomination: 6 Stuivers (Arendschelling) Condition: A well-centered, but crudely struck as usual VF-XF! Diameter: 31mm Weight: 4,92gm Material: Silver

Obverse: Large shield of Zwolle above crowned  imperial arms within inner circle. Legend: MONE . ARG . IMPERIA . CIVITA . ZWOL .   Reverse: Crown above double-headed imperial eagle. Titles of Emperor Rudolf II around. Legend: RVDOL . II . DG . ELEC . RO . IMP . SEM . AVGV :

Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. It has a population around 125,000.

Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg.

Rudolf's legacy has traditionally been viewed in three ways: an ineffectual ruler whose mistakes led directly to the Thirty Years' War; a great and influential patron of Northern Mannerist art; and an intellectual devotee of occult arts and learning which helped seed what would be called the scientific revolution.