Province of Friesland ½ Guilder, 1694 – 1696

½ Gulden from Province of Friesland. Issued from 1694 to 1696. Struck in Silver (.500). Measures 28.2 mm and weighs 5.3 g.

Obverse

Crowned shield with arms of the United Provinces, dividing denomination. (Silver coinage of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Friesland
½ Guilder)

Reverse

Minerva standing, holding liberty cap on lance, leaning on bible on column. Date in exergue. (This we lean on, this we defend)