Coin Production in the Low Countries, 14th-19th Centuries
by Stapel, Rombert / DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse·Updated 5d ago
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Description
Coin Production in the Low Countries 14th-19th c. (Combined) synthesizes several historical numismatic datasets, including those by Munro/Cauwenberghe, Polak, Vanhoudt, Scheffers, Cuhaj, and De Voogt. The dataset likely contains records of coin production from various political entities, including municipal mints, provinces, and the Dutch Republic. Its scope extends to paper money and covers regions later incorporated into France.
Use Cases
[Analyzing mint output trends] based on records of coin production from various political entities
[Studying monetary integration] based on coverage of provinces before and after Burgundian-Habsburg incorporation
[Investigating non-silver currency] based on the inclusion of copper coins from the Dutch Republic
[Tracking territorial changes] based on data from provinces later incorporated into France
[Researching early paper money] based on the inclusion of paper money from Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Covers a long temporal scope from the 14th to the 19th century
Includes a wide geographic and political scope, from municipal mints to larger provinces and republics
Limitations
Key metadata such as row count, specific column names, and file format are unknown
The dataset's last update is listed as 2026, but it is a snapshot of combined sources from 2017 and 2016, suggesting the underlying data may not be recent
Documentation gaps exist, as specific data fields and collection methodologies are not detailed
Provenance
Source
Stapel, Rombert; DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse
Collection Method
Combination of existing historical numismatic datasets
Time Range
14th-19th centuries
Freshness
Last updated metadata: 2026-06-01 (snapshot of data as of 2017-12-21)
Geography
Low Countries (historical regions including modern Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of France and Germany)
License information is not provided. The dataset is a combined snapshot from 2017, with an earlier version from 2016 also noted.