Netherlands, Zeeland: 1614-1675
Silver Doubbeltjes

SPECIFICATIONS Denomination 2 Stuivers Alloy Silver.583 Type Struck Weight Legal 1.73 gms Shape Round Edge Plain Mint Zeeland
Diameter 21.7 mm Thickness 0.6 mm Weight 1.56 gms Die-Axis -110° Year 1615? Mint Mark X Castle X
Diameter 20.6 mm Thickness 0.7 mm Weight 1.57 gms Die-Axis 180° Mint Mark • Castle •
	Zeeland KM#29

Obverse : Crowned rampant Lion left holding sword and arrows in two front paws, divides two stuiver value 2 S
Reverse : Castle mint mark with a • or X on either side, above ZEE/LAN/DIA 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.

These 2 Stuivers are from 10% 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 coins were cleaned lightly with with 15% Solution of citric Acid to expose detail.

Coins were scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 300 dpi.
The 1615 coin is from a small hoard of silver 19 silver (1600-1669) coins purchased from a Lankan Dealer in 2010 September which contained 9 Zeeland Doubbeltjes coins.
The 1669 coin is from part of Lalith Raddella's collection I purchased in 2016 December.

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