A Manifestation of Friesland’s Distinctiveness in its Late Medieval and Early Modern Coinage / Manifestacja odmienności Fryzji w jej późnośredniowiecznym i wczesnonowożytnym mennictwie (PDF, 3,1 MB)
Dariusz F. Jasek, Polish Numismatic Society, Krakow Branch
ORCID: 0009-0005-9874-8635
A Manifestation of Friesland’s Distinctiveness in its Late Medieval and Early Modern Coinage
Abstract: The Friesland province, located in the north of today’s Netherlands, was never conquered by the Romans. It maintained its independence until the end of the 15th century and this was reflected in its coinage. In the late Middle Ages, there was a unique issue of a Frisian “freedom coin”. In the later period of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces (1581–1795), coinage was repeatedly a tool for Friesland to manifest its distinctiveness. These usually short-period – one or a few years – emissions were quickly protested by the States General, which did not discourage Frisians from taking such actions until the end of the 17th century.
Key words: Frisian freedom, Reiderschans mint, Friesland, Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52800/AJST.1.19.a13
Jasek, D. F. 2024. “A Manifestation of Friesland’s Distinctiveness in its Late Medieval and Early Modern Coinage”, Notae Numismaticae – Zapiski Numizmatyczne 19: 243–253. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52800/AJST.1.19.a13