Dutch Republic( first republic issue) , Netherlands, leeuwendaalder dated 1589

Dutch Republic ( 1588 start date ), Netherlands, leeuwendaalder dated 1589, struck in Holland. 25,14 g. Protocol no. 5838,

Altho some of the northern provinces were still featuring Philip II on their coins, Holland staked her claim to independence with this lion dollar, first struck in 1576. This design, tariffed at 48 stuivers, would be struck by all of the United Provinces until the end of the seventeenth century. during the 1600s, the Dutch Republic was the absolute leader in world commerce. Invented the stock market ( VOC was the first publicly traded stock). This incredible era of economic dominance is known as the Dutch Golden Age.