Netherlands, Zeeland: 1606-1672
Silver Rijks Daalder

SPECIFICATIONS Denomination 52 Stuivers Alloy Silver.885 Type Struck Diameter 40.1 mm Thickness 2.3 mm Weight Legal 29.03 gms Weight 28.39 gms Shape Round Edge Plain Die-Axis 30° Mint Zeeland
	NL-Zeeland KM#17

Obverse : Within a dash circle a Laureate half figure facing right holding sword in right hand and in left the arms of Zeeland: Rampant lion (facing left) half inside the sea represented by 3 waved lines. Latin Legend · MO·ARG·PROV CONFOE·BELGE ·ZEL ·, along the periphery ending with mint mark tower (Middelburg Mint) left of top within dash circle. The abbreviated Latin expands to Moneta Argenta Provinciarum Confoederatum Belgicarum Zeelandia and translates as: "Silver Money of Province of the Confederation of Belgium and Zeeland".
Reverse : Crowned shield with general Coat of Arms of Netherlands: Rampant lion left with 7 arrows (united provinces) in left paw and a sword (the defender) in right; divides date 16 20 Latin Legend CONCORDIA·RES·PARVAE·CRESCUNT along periphery between dash circles with mint mark tower (Middelburg Mint) on top between two rosettes. Latin legend translates as "In harmony small things grow" (Sallust, Roman historian).

This Rijks Daalder is only 2% under-weight which can be for accounted by ware during circulation.

Codrington in X§26 does not list any Rijks Daalder from United Provinces as having been found in Ceylon. However on page 108 quotes that the Rijks Daalder (Rix Dollar) of United Provinces was rated on 1652 May 4th at 52 Stivers.

Coins issued between 1652 and 1671 did not have a mint mark. (Dav #4844)

The VF condition coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 150 dpi.
It was won on ebay in 2002 February from a Netherlands dealer.

I thank Maria an Ancient Language online expert for properly translating the Latin legends on reverse of coin.

Text edited from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
  Page 130 Chapter IX-X Dutch