1643 Netherlands Silver coin Lion Daalder Gelderland large medieval coin thaler

Description

1643 Netherlands Silver Lion Daalder (Gelderland) large medieval coin thaler
26.9 gram
Obverse
Lettering: MO.ARG.PRO.CON FOE.BELG.GEL
Translation:
MO(neta) ARG(entea) PRO(vinciarum) CONFOE(dearatum) BELG(icarum), GEL(derland)
"Silver money of the Province of the Netherlands Confederation"
"Gelderland" is the name of the mint.
Reverse
Lettering: CONFIDENS.DNO.NON.MOVETVR.[date]
Translation:
CONFIDENS D(omi)NO NON MOVETUR
"Those who trust in God are immovable"
Obverse:
Armored knight looking right above lion shield
Reverse:
Rampant lion left with tail left, date at top in legend
The Dutch leeuwendaalder (German Löwenthaler) was one of the most popular silver coins used in international trade for almost two centuries.
It circulated in North America where it gave the name of the American Dollar, and in eastern Europe where it gave the name to the currencies of Romania and Moldova (leu), of Albania (lek), and of Bulgaria, (lev). "Leu", "lek" and "lev" also mean "lion" in their respective languages