1 Daalder    (sold for $68.0)

1649, Netherlands, Zwolle (Province). Large Silver Lion Daalder Coin. VF+

Mint Year: 1649
Province: Zwolle
State: Netherlands (United Provinces)
Reference: Davenport 4885. Delmonte 866b, KM-46.
Condition: Crudely struck, otherwise VF+ (for type!)
Denomination: Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar (Leeuwendaalder in Dutch)
Weight: 27.17gm
Diameter: 41mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield bearing a warrior slaying dragon.
Legend: MO : ARG : CIVITAS ZWOL : A : L : IMP :

Reverse: Heraldic lion left with long ornate S-like tail.
Legend: * DA : PACEM : D : IN : DIEBVS NOST ("O Lord Give Us Peace in Our Day") I649

The lion dollar circulated throughout the Middle East and was imitated in several German and Italian cities. It was also popular in the Dutch East Indies as well as in the Dutch New Netherlands Colony (New York). The lion dollar also circulated throughout the English colonies during the Seventeenth and early Eighteenth centuries. Examples circulating in the colonies were usually fairly well worn so that the design was not fully distinguishable, thus they were sometimes referred to as "dog dollars."

Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. It has a population around 125,000.