Description:
1778, Netherlands, Zeeland. Scarce Silver 6 Stuivers (Scheepjeschelling) Coin. R!
Mint Year: 1778 Reference: KM-90.2. Mint Place: Middelburg. Denomination: 6 Stuivers (Scheepjeschelling) Condition: Minor scratches in fields, otherwise VF+ Diameter: 25mm Material: Silver Weight: 4.82gm
Obverse: Colonial galleon at sea sailing right. Legend: ITARELINQUENDA UT ACCEPTA (privy mark: castle) Translated: "Everything should be left as it is received!"
Reverse: Crowned shield of the province of Zeeland, splitting value (6-ST). Legend: MON : NOVA : REGENT : ORDIN : ZELAND . 1778
A galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by the nations of Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries. Whether used for war or commerce, they were generally armed with demi-culverin.
Zeeland was a contested area between the counts of Holland and Flanders until 1299, when the count of Holland gained control of the countship of Zeeland. Since then, Zeeland followed the fate of Holland. In 1432 it became part of the Low Countries possessions of Philip the Good of Burgundy, the later Seventeen Provinces. Through marriage, the Seventeen Provinces became property of the Habsburgs in 1477. In the Eighty Years' War, Zeeland was on the side of the Union of Utrecht, and became one of the United Provinces.