Watch List notes:

THE DUTCH REPUBLIC. Groningen. 1672. Obsidional 25 Sols (Silver, 28x26 mm, 14.28 g, 12 h), struck in commemoration of Groningen's successful resistance against the forces of Bernhard von Galen, Bishop of Münster, who besieged the city from 9 July to 17 August; with a detailed view of the besieged city on the reverse, privately and contemporari. • IVRE • • ET • TEMPORE • 1672 • Crowned arms of Groningen; to left and right, 25 - ST. Rev. Belegert / den 9 iuli / verlaten / den 17 / augusti / 1672 Scene of the city of Groningen behind its ramparts, with Bernhard von Galen's siege works in the foreground. Cdmo. XLIV.11 var. CNM 2.14.39. Delm. 737;
Huntington n° 1001.1. 7062. Very rare, attractively toned and with a very finely engraved reverse. Nearly extremely fine.

From the Huntington Collection, Numismatica Genevensis SA 7, 27 November 2012, 689.