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Message:: [QUOTE="goldducat, post: 1433038, member: 37873"]In West Friesland mint was moving from one city to another every 3 years (that's was idea, life changed that). In August 1589 three year period of the Hoorn Mint ended and the Mint transfer should be done to Alkmaar. However the West Frisian towns were not so inclined to do so. In the session of the 28th March 1589, partly to reducing costs, they requested reduce membership to five cities. Suggested was: Alkmaar, Hoorn, Enkhuizen and Medemblik and one of the wetlands cities - Edam and Monnikendam in cooperation as one city, alternately for six months. Finally West Friesland ducat was minted in Hoorn, Enkhuizen and Medemblik, few years in every mint. Last ducats from Einkhuizen were struck for Holland province, but it never work opposite way! Dordrecht was fighting with West Friesland mints many years and for sure did not struck W-Fr coins. 1586 was indeed the first year of minting of the Netherlands-United Provinces' ducat. Of course in 1583 Holland struck first ducat (Hungarian type) but most people used to treat 1586 as the first year of commonn coinage. I think we can note also one mint - there were also other ducats from Overijssel province, double ducats Spanish type struck since 1582 to 1593.[/QUOTE]