Netherlands, Deventer – 6 Stuivers / Rijderschelling 1686 – Palm Branches Type Obverse: Armoured horseman riding to the right, holding a raised sword. Legend: CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT Reverse: Crowned coat of arms of the city of Deventer, flanked by 6 – S. Decorative palm branches appear beside the shield. Date 1686 above the crown. Specifications: Issuing authority: City of Deventer Denomination: 6 Stuivers / Rijderschelling Date: 1686 Mint: Deventer Mintmaster: Pieter Sluijsken Metal: Silver Weight: 4.53 g Variant: Type with palm branches beside the shield References: CNM 2.12.61; HNPM De 46; Verkade 156.1; Fortuyn Drooglever 217; KM 78 Historical context: The rijderschelling was a silver denomination valued at six stuivers and takes its name from the mounted rider depicted on the coin. Deventer was one of the important minting cities in the eastern Netherlands and issued its own rijderschellingen during the Dutch Republic. This 1686 issue is distinguished by the decorative palm branches flanking the crowned city arms, a feature used to separate this variety from other Deventer issues of the same period.