by AGgressive Metal » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:09 pm
So, there were two Zeelandias back in the day, both Dutch. One was a Dutch East India Company fort in Taiwan and the other was a Dutch West India Company fort in Guyana. The Taiwan base was shut down before these coins were made, so these seem most likely to be from South America in Dutch Guyana. That would make them pretty cool.
EDIT - apparently they really liked calling things Zeelandia because it was also one of their home Provinces. It is from there. They are not super rare at all, but they were used in the American colonies so they have good appeal to collectors.
And he that hath lyberte ought to kepe hit wel
For nothyng is better than lyberte
For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world
-Aesop's Fables, Caxton edition 1484