Netherlands, Overijssel: 1614 - 1634
Silver Doubbeltjes

SPECIFICATIONS Denomination 2 Stuivers Alloy Silver.583 Type Struck Weight Legal 1.73 gms Shape Round Edge Plain Mint Overijssel
Diameter 19.9 mm Thickness 0.6 mm Weight 1.54 gms Die-Axis -20° Year 1618? Mint Mark fleur-de-lys ⚜ Grade Fine Good
	Overijssel KM#19.1

Obverse : Crowned rampant Lion left holding sword and arrows in two front paws, divides two stuiver value 2 S
Reverse : Standing Lion shield, fleur-de-lys ⚜ (lily) or Lion mint mark with dot ● on either side and to right Ω, above TRAS/ISVLA/NIA with date 16xx below.

Codrington X§26 Double stuivers(ii) Lion of the United Provinces lists coins from Gelderland, Holland, West Friesland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Friesland, Overijssel, Deventer, Kampen and Zwolle are found in Lanka.

This 2 Stuiver is 11% under-weight which may be accounted for by ware during circulation and the probable light shaving of the edge often seen in coins of this Era.

The coin was cleaned lightly with with 15% Solution of citric Acid to expose detail. Removal of corrosion left a copper stain because of over 40% copper in composition.

Coins were scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 300 dpi.
The coin is from a small hoard of 19 silver (1600-1669) coins purchased from a Lankan Dealer in 2010 September which contained 7 Overijssel Doubbeltjes coins.

Text edited from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
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