NETHERLANDS Daalder 1641 Gelderland. Löwentaler / Dog Dollar. XF-AU (scratch in rev.)

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1641, Netherlands, Gelderland. Lion Daalder (Dog Dollar) Coin.

Mint Year: 1641
Province: Gelderland
State: Netherlands (United Provinces)
Reference: Davenport 4859, Delmonte 825, KM-15.2.
Denomination: Daalder of 48 Stuivers (Lion Daalder / Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar)
Condition: Some weakness of strike due to a typical crude, uneven planchet, minor deposits and scratch in reverse, otherwise XF-AU for type!
Material: Silver
Weight: 26.91gm
Diameter: 42mm


Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield bearing a standing lion.
Legend: MO . ARG PRO : CON - FOE . BELG . GEL .

Reverse: Rampart lion left.
Legend: CONFIDENS . DNO . NON . MOVETVR . I641 .
Translated: "Relying on God I shall not be confounded."



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."

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