County of Holland
State of the Holy Roman Empire (1091-1581), State of the Burgundian Netherlands (1428-1482), Part of the Spanish Netherlands (1482-1581), Province of the Dutch Republic (1581-1795)
Location: Western Netherlands
Capital City: The Hague
Government type: Feudal Monarchy (1091-1581), Dutch Province (1581-1795)
Main languages: Dutch, Frisian
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1091: County of Holland separated from Lower Lorraine
1428: Burgundian rule
1482: Passed to Spanish control
1579: Part of the Union of Utrecht in opposition to Spain
1581: Province of the Dutch Republic
1795: Province of Holland within the Batavian Republic
Currency
Groot (1091-1506)
1 Groot = 12 Penningen = 24 Mijten • 1 Gulden = 40 Groot • 1 Patard = 2 Groot
Gulden (1506-1795)
1 Gulden = 20 Stuivers = 80 Oorden = 120 Duiten • 1 Schelling = 6 Stuivers • 1 Leeuwendaalder = 32 Stuivers • 1 Rijksdaalder = 2.5 Gulden • 1 Ducaton = 3 Gulden
Coins from Holland in the collection
Dutch Province (1581-1795)
•1 Duit, 1721 (copper, Doordrecht mint, KM#80)
•2 Stuiver, 1745 (silver (.583), Doordrecht mint, KM#48)