Definizione

• A base silver coin, common to all the provinces of the Low Countries, and of the value of one fourth of a Stuiver.

  There are many varieties. Those of Gueldres, Zeeland, and Overysel have the bust of Philip II on the obverse; those of Holland and a female seated figure; those of Utrecht and West Friesland the arms of the respective provinces, etc. All of the preceding types were struck in the latter part of the sixteenth century.

  The name of the coin is variously written: Oord, Oordje, and Ortje.

Fonte

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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