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etherlands – Zwolle – Silver Arendschelling (6 Stuivers) – ND (1601) – Rudolf II – CNM 2.52.100 Description: Silver Arendschelling of 6 Stuivers, issued by the Imperial City of Zwolle during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (1576–1612). This undated issue, attributed to 1601, features the crowned Spanish-Habsburg coat of arms and the imperial double-headed eagle. Obverse: Simplified crowned Spanish-Habsburg coat of arms, placed over a cross formed by two knotted staves. Above the crown is a small shield bearing the arms of Zwolle. Surrounding Latin inscription: MONE ARG IMPERIA CIVITA ZWOL (Silver coin of the Imperial City of Zwolle). Reverse: Crowned double-headed imperial eagle with the imperial orb on its breast. Surrounding Latin inscription: RVDOL II D G ELEC RO IMP SEM AVG, referring to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor. Specifications: - Issuer: Imperial City of Zwolle - Denomination: Arendschelling (6 Stuivers) - Period: Rudolf II (1576–1612) - Date: Undated (attributed to 1601) - Material: Silver - Mint: Zwolle - References: CNM 2.52.100; HPM Zw 61; Verkade 176.3; Van der Wiel 218; KM 15 Historical Context: Zwolle was one of the Dutch cities with imperial minting privileges. Its coinage retained traditional Holy Roman imperial imagery, including the double-headed eagle and the titles of Rudolf II. The Arendschelling was a silver denomination valued at six stuivers, issued for circulation in the early seventeenth century.

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