28 Stuiver Netherlands Silver

1693, Netherlands, Friesland. Silver 28 Stuiver Coin

Mint Place: Dordrecht

Reference: KM-10 / KM-74.3.

Denomination: 28 Stuivers (Florin) 

Mint Year: 1601-1691 (the host coin), 1693 (the countermark).

Material: Silver (0.675)

Weight: ca. 17.2gm

Diameter: 39mm 

Obverse: Caped and draped bust of Dutch farmer right, shouldering sword.

Legend: NISI x DOMINVX x MOBISCVM x 16??

Reverse: Crowned shield with dutch arms, splitting date (16-21).

Legend: * FLORENVS x ARTENT x ORDIN x FRISIAE

The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch Republic / Republic of the United Netherlands) was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Friesland (Dutch: official West Frisian: Fryslân), historically known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country’s northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. As of January 2020, the province had a population of 649,944 and a total area of 5,749 km2 (2,220 sq mi).

The province is divided into 18 municipalities. The capital and seat of the provincial government is the city of Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert, Liwwaddes: Liwwadde), a city with 123,107 inhabitants. Other large municipalities in Friesland are Sneek (pop. 33,512), Heerenveen (pop. 50,257), and Smallingerland (includes city of Drachten, pop. 55,938). Since 2017, Arno Brok is the King’s Commissioner in the province. A coalition of the Christian Democratic Appeal, the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, the Labour Party, and the Frisian National Party forms the executive branch. The area of the province was once part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia. The land is mostly made up of grassland and it has numerous lakes. The official languages of Friesland are West Frisian and Dutch. It was named after the region of Frisia.