Hoorn (West Frisian town in the Noorderkwartier, present-day municipality in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands)
produced medals and coins. A second Holland provincial mint operated there in 1584, striking mainly Hollandse rijksdaalders
(gehelmde rijksdaalders or prinsendaalders). From 1586, the heerlijk mint of West Friesland, managed by Hoorn, Enkhuizen,
and Medemblik, operated in Hoorn until 1604, then alternately with Enkhuizen, and later rotated among the three cities until
1796, when Holland took over. Between 1803 and 1807, coins for the Asian Council (INDIAE BATAV:) were struck in Hoorn. The
mint was located in the St. Catharinenklooster and closed on 1 January 1807. In April 1795, recepissen were issued against
French assignats. At the beginning of World War II, the municipality issued emergency money dated 14 May 1940.
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