1 Daalder    (sold for $214.0)

1641, Netherlands, Gelderland. Large Silver Lion Daalder Coin.

Mint Year: 1641
Province: Gelderland
Reference: Davenport 4850, KM-30.
State: Netherlands (United Provinces)
Condition: A nicely struck VF+ for this crude issue!
Denomination: Daalder of 48 Stuivers (Lion Daalder / Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar)
Weight: 27.27gm
Diameter: 41mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield bearing a standing lion.
Legend: MO . ARG PRO : CON - FOE . BELG . GEL

Reverse: Heraldic rampart lion left.
Legend: CONFIDENS . DNO . NON . MOVETVR . I64I :
Translated: "Relying on God I shall not be Confounded!"

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."