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Stuiver 'Bezemstuiver' incuse reverse
| Issuer | Province of Holland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a fasces-like bundle of bound arrows with arrowheads pointing upward and outward in a radiating fan arrangement, tied at the base, a traditional symbol of the Dutch Republic representing unity among the seven provinces. The denomination is divided on either side of the bundle, with '1' to the left and 'S' to the right in bold numerals. The entire central device is encircled by a wreath of laurel or olive branches tied at the base, rendered in fine milled style with well-defined relief. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The "bezemstuiver" — broom stuiver — takes its nickname from the bundle of arrows on the reverse struck in incuse rather than relief, an anomaly almost certainly caused by a clashed die that was left in service uncorrected. Holland's provincial mint in Dordrecht was notoriously inconsistent in die maintenance during the latter half of the seventeenth century, and these misfires entered circulation without recall.
The incuse reverse is not a deliberate design choice but a production accident — making it a mint error that survived official inspection.