1 Daalder

1649, Netherlands, Kampen (City). Silver Lion Daalder (Lion Dollar) Coin. aXF!

Mint Year: 1649
Mint Place: Kampen
Reference: Davenport 4879, DKM-42.2.
Denomination: Lion Dollar / Dog Dollar (Leeuwendaalder in Dutch) of 48 Stuiver
Condition: Weakly struck high details, due to a larger and uneven planchet, otherwise about XF!
Weight: 26.72gm
Diameter: 43mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Standing knight left, head right, in front of his legs arms shield bearing rampart lion.
Legend: MO · ARG · CIV · IM - P . BELG . CAMPEN .

Reverse: Heraldic lion of the Netherlands left.
Legend: CONFIDENS · DNO · NON·. MOVETVR . I6 (privy mark: lis) 49
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."

Lion dollars were usually produced from thin planchets that did not fully fill the thickness of the dies, thus they were often weakly struck.

The city of Kampen is situated along the river IJssel close to the point where it flows into the IJsselmeer (formerly the "Zuiderzee"). Opposite of Kampen, along the IJssel, lies IJsselmuiden, which is the second largest town of the municipality Kampen. Kampen received city rights in 1236. It joined the Hanseatic League around 1440 and it used to be an important port.