1 Daalder "Leeuwendaalder Lascaris Countermark 1636-1657

Weight

27.1 g

Diameter

41 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver (.750)

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Countermarked , Hammered

Front design

Armoured knight facing right, holding a ribbon.

Back design

Rampant lion to the left in pearled circle, date at top. The countermark of grandmaster Lascaris, a doubled headed Eagle can be seen usually between the Lion’s legs or the lion’s chest. A test cut can also be seen.

Year of Minting

1636-1657

Grandmaster

Order of Hospitallers › Giovani Paolo Lascaris Castellar ( 1636-1657 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Variable alignment ↺

Inscriptions

Obverse: MO · ARG · PRO · CON FOE · BELG · WESTF Reverse: CONFIDENS · DNO · NON · MOVETVR · 1631

Context

In 1609 the Knights of Malta, under Grandmaster Alof De Wignacourt noticed a large number of fake foreign coins circulating on the islands. A Decree was issued and all these coins were to be brought at the Castellania building in Valletta for general assay. All coins found to be fake and underweight were withdrawn from circulation whilst those genuine were countermarked with the coat of arms of the grandmaster in a shield. Another feature of this exerciseis the test cut, which was made to test the silver. This is usually seen on the reverse of the coins aswell. Due to the many seized Turkish ships, there is a vast array of host coins carrying these countermarks. 4 Grand Masters are known to have countermarked these coins to date. - Alof De Wignacourt (1601-1622) - Luis Mendes De Vasconcellos (1622-1623) - Antoine De Paule (1623-1636) - Giovani Paolo Lascaris Castellar (1636-1657) Referenced in Restelli page LXXXIX

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

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