Province of Friesland ½ Gold Rider, 1620 – 1644

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Province of Friesland Province of Friesland
Currency Gulden (1581 – 1795)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Gold Rider
Year 1620 – 1644
Composition Gold (.920)
Shape Round
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 5
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Gold Rider from Province of Friesland. Issued from 1620 to 1644. Struck in Gold (.920). Measures 0 mm and weighs 5 g.

Obverse
Armored knight brandishing sword in right hand, on charging horse right, above shield with Friesland arms that divides legend. Legend begins with mint mark (lion). (Gold coinage of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Friesland.)
Reverse
Crowned Friesland arms. Divided date above crown. (With harmony, small things grow.)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1644  — No mintmark
1630  — Lion
1630  — No mintmark
1628  — Lion
1626  — Lion
1624  — Lion
1623  — Lion
1622  — Lion
1620  — Lion
1620  — Lion between date

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