Netherlands, Enkhuizen 2 Stuivers 1676 – Bank Payement – Enkhuizen – CNM 2.15.13 (No reserve price)






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Silver 2 stuivers Bank Payement coin from West Friesland, dated 1676 and minted in Enkhuizen by Dirck Bosch with dies by Christoffel Adolphi; weight 1.02 g, diameter 16 mm, ungraded.
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Netherlands – West Friesland – Silver 2 Stuivers 1676 – Bank Payement – Enkhuizen – CNM 2.15.13
Description:
Silver Double Stuiver (Dubbele Wapenstuiver), issued for West Friesland in 1676 as a Bank Payement coin.
Struck at the private mint operated by Dirck Bosch in Enkhuizen, using dies engraved by Christoffel Adolphi.
Obverse:
Three rosettes above a four-line inscription indicating the issuing authority, denomination and year:
WEST / FRI·SIA / 2·STUYVERS / 1676
Reverse:
The crowned coat of arms of West Friesland, featuring two lions, flanked by the letters B – P, standing for Bank Payement.
Specifications:
- Issuer: West Friesland, Dutch Republic
- Denomination: 2 Stuivers (Double Wapenstuiver)
- Year: 1676
- Mint: Enkhuizen
- Mint operator: Dirck Bosch
- Die engraver: Christoffel Adolphi
- Material: Silver
- Diameter: 16 mm
- Weight: 1.02 g
- References: CNM 2.15.13; HPM Wf 88; Verkade 74.5; KM 72
Historical Context:
This particular type of Double Stuiver was issued in 1676 and 1677 at the private mint of Dirck Bosch in Enkhuizen.
The letters B – P distinguish the Bank Payement issues from other provincial stuiver denominations of the period.
The coin represents a distinctive episode in the monetary history of West Friesland during the Dutch Republic.
Netherlands – West Friesland – Silver 2 Stuivers 1676 – Bank Payement – Enkhuizen – CNM 2.15.13
Description:
Silver Double Stuiver (Dubbele Wapenstuiver), issued for West Friesland in 1676 as a Bank Payement coin.
Struck at the private mint operated by Dirck Bosch in Enkhuizen, using dies engraved by Christoffel Adolphi.
Obverse:
Three rosettes above a four-line inscription indicating the issuing authority, denomination and year:
WEST / FRI·SIA / 2·STUYVERS / 1676
Reverse:
The crowned coat of arms of West Friesland, featuring two lions, flanked by the letters B – P, standing for Bank Payement.
Specifications:
- Issuer: West Friesland, Dutch Republic
- Denomination: 2 Stuivers (Double Wapenstuiver)
- Year: 1676
- Mint: Enkhuizen
- Mint operator: Dirck Bosch
- Die engraver: Christoffel Adolphi
- Material: Silver
- Diameter: 16 mm
- Weight: 1.02 g
- References: CNM 2.15.13; HPM Wf 88; Verkade 74.5; KM 72
Historical Context:
This particular type of Double Stuiver was issued in 1676 and 1677 at the private mint of Dirck Bosch in Enkhuizen.
The letters B – P distinguish the Bank Payement issues from other provincial stuiver denominations of the period.
The coin represents a distinctive episode in the monetary history of West Friesland during the Dutch Republic.
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