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alwajs the same, witli the exception of the mint mark (a 
star Or other small device) which surmounts it, and of course 
the year of mintage ; but on the reverse the coats-of-arms 
vary considerably. In those of Holland we find the whole 
shield occupied by a lion rampant facing left ; for Zeeland a 
demi-lion rampant alone appears and beneath it three waving 
lines, representing the sea, sometimes on a plain field, at 
others having the legend " Luctor et emei'go circumscribed. 
Another series, that of Gelderland, with the usual monogram 
obverse, bears two rampant lions facing one another (comba- 
tant ?) within a divided shield, the inscription around these 
being " In Deo est spes nostra," a motto which also occurs 
around the ship on some specimens of the silver " 6-stiver " 
pieces. The Utrecht series again extending from 1744 to 
1794 has a plain divided shield supported by a lion rampant 
on either side, while that of Friseland, with dates varying 
from 1731 to 1792 has two lions " passant guardant," but 
neither of these bears any motto. " Challis " also occur bearing 
the arms of Zeeland and Grelderland, the obverse of which 
have the names of the state, ZEELANDIA or D. GEL-EAE, 
instead of the arms of those provinces the former being 
occasionally surmounted by a castle suppoi'ted by two stars. 
Half " challis " are comparatively rare and are, usually of 
only two varieties, some bearing the plain arms, but unsup- 
ported, others the shield with lion rampant. Both in the 
whole and half " challis " the coat-of-arms is invariably 
surmounted by a crown, which, however, varies considerably 
and rather apparently with the dates than with the form of 
arms. Before leaving this series of curious thin coins, I may 
mention specimens occasionally met with, bearing on one 
side the usual monogram with the words JAVA INDI^ 
or BATAV or NEDEEL-INDIE on the reverse, and under 
it the date. 
Contemporaneous with these is a series of thick and 
roughly-formed medals, bearing on one side the same mono- 
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