1 Daalder "Leeuwendaalder Knight facing right - Wignacourt Countermark
Features
| Issuer |
Malta
 |
|---|---|
| Grandmaster |
Order of Hospitallers › Alof de Wignacourt (1601-1622)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1601-1622 |
| Value | 1 Thaler (Daalder) (3⁄2) |
| Currency | Scudo (1530-1825) |
| Composition | Silver (.750) |
| Weight | 27 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Countermarked, Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Number | N# 558369 |
Obverse
Armored knight standing left, head turned right, with crest decorated with a plume, in front of him a shield with the arms of Holland dividing the date.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
× MO × NO × ARG ORDIN × HOL ×
× 1576 ×
Unabridged legend: Moneta Nova Argentea Ordinum Hollandiae
Translation: New silver currency of the State of Holland
Reverse
Rampant lion to the left in pearled circle, Mintmark (rose) at top. The countermark of grandmaster Wignacourt, a shield of 3 Fleur-De-lis can be seen usually between the Lion’s legs or the lion’s chest. A test cut can also be seen.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ❀ × CONFIDENS × DNO × NON × MOVETVR ×
Unabridged legend: Confidens domino non movetur
Translation: He who trusts in the Lord is unwavering
Edge
Plain
Mint
Dordrecht, Netherlands (1190-1806)Comments
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 All coins found to be fake and underweight were withdrawn from circulation whilst those genuine were countermarked with the coat of arms of the grandmaster in a shield.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
The countermark of Wignacourt
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1601-1622) | 
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Host date: 1576 | |||||||||||||
| ND (1601-1622) |
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Host date: 1589 | |||||||||||||
| ND (1601-1622) |
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Host date: 1601 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Bullion value: USD 44.14
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Actual silver weight: 0.651 oz
Current silver price: 67.79 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Künker Auction 307 Lot 1154 
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18 Jun 2018 | ND (1601-1622) – Host date: 1576 |
USD 1267.53
(EUR 1100.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | ||||||
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Stacks Bowers August 2015 ANA Auction Lot 30488
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12 Aug 2015 | ND (1601-1622) – Host date: 1576 |
(PCGS VF-25) |
USD 1800.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Stacks Bowers | ||||||
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Emporium HamburgAuction 84 Lot 481
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2 Mar 2019 | ND (1601-1622) – Host date: 1589 | Unsold | ||
| © Emporium Hamburg | ||||||
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Emporium Hamburg Auction 80 Lot 1183
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16 Apr 2018 | ND (1601-1622) – Host date: 1589 | Unsold | ||
| © Emporium Hamburg | ||||||
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 58 Lot 167
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4 Apr 2011 | ND (1601-1622) – Host date: 1589 |
USD 2762.63
(CHF 2200.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | ||||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 440 Lot 611
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20 Mar 2019 | ND (1601-1622) – Host date: 1601 | VF |
USD 850.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | ||||||
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Numismatik Lanz Auction 139 Lot 1055
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27 Nov 2007 | Undetermined |
USD 921.84
(EUR 800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatik Lanz Auctions | ||||||
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