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1638, Netherlands, West Friesland. Silver 24 Stuivers (½ Daalder) Coin. NGC VF25!

Mint Year: 1638 Province: West Friesland State: Netherlands (United Provinces) Reference: KM-22.1 ($175 in VF!). Rare! Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as VF-25! Denomination:  24 Stuivers (½ Lion Daalder / ½ Lion Dollar / ½ Dog Dollar) Diameter: 34mm Weight: 13.4gm 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 . WEST

Friesland or Frisia is a province in the northwest of the Netherlands. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the North Sea. In 2010, the province had a population of 646,000 and a total area of 5,749 km2 (2,220 sq mi). The capital and seat of the provincial government is the city of Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert), a city with 91,817 inhabitants. Since 2017, Arno Brok is the King's Commissioner in the province. A coalition of the Labour Party, the Christian Democratic Appeal, and the Frisian National Party forms the executive branch. The province is divided into 24 municipalities. The area of the province was once part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia. The official languages of Friesland are Frisian and Dutch.

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."