Principality of Orange Double Tournois - Frederic Henry, 1636 – 1640

2nd type

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Principality of Orange Principality of Orange
Currency Livre
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 2 Deniers
Year 1636 – 1640
Ruler Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau (1625–1647)
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Weight (g) 2.5
Diameter (mm) 25
Thickness (mm) 1
Demonetized Yes

Description

2 Deniers from Principality of Orange. Issued from 1636 to 1640. Struck in Copper. Measures 25 mm and weighs 2.5 g.

Obverse
Bust of Frédéric-Henri de Nassau right, bare head, cuirassed, with a small flat turned-down collar. V and annulet at the bottom. (Frederic Henry, by the Grace of God, prince of Orange.)
Reverse
Three clovers imitating lilies.
Edge
Smooth.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1640  — (fr) Avers type a
1638  — (fr) Avers type a
1637  — (fr) Avers type a
1637  — (fr) Avers type b
1637  — (fr) Avers type c
1637  — (fr) Avers type d
1637  — (fr) Avers type e
1637  — (fr) Avers type f
1636  — (fr) Avers type a
1636  — (fr) Avers type b

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