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1/2 Daalder '1/2 Statendaalder' - Philip II
| Issuer | Spanish Netherlands (Duchy of Guelders, Dutch States) |
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| Year | 1577-1578 |
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| Value | 1/2 Daalder |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigy of Philip II facing left, wearing an imperial crown, his right hand holding a scepter while his left hand rests upon a quartered shield bearing the arms of Spain, Burgundy, and Austria. The royal portrait is rendered in the typical late-Renaissance hammered style of the Low Countries, with the legend encircling the bust within the coin's field. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHS · D : G · HISP · Z · REX · DVX · GEL · (Translation: Philip, King of Spain and Duke of Gelderland) |
| Reverse description | Cruciform design composed of four crowned royal monograms PH arranged radially around a central S, forming a cross. The denomination mark flanks the center of the cross, with a floral or foliate ornament occupying each angle between the arms. The entire design is contained within a thin inner circle, with the date divided and incorporated into the surrounding circumferential legend. |
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