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1/2 Daalder - Willem IV
| Issuer | Lordship of Bergh |
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| Year | 1578 |
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| Reference(s) | vdCh 3#–, Delmonte S#595, CNM#2.06.35 |
| Obverse description | Armored bust of Count Willem IV of Bergh facing right, holding a scepter in his left hand, with the date divided by the effigy at left and right. The legend, identifying the count by his titles, is inscribed between two concentric pearled circles forming the border. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered coat of arms of the Lordship of Bergh, surmounted by two ornately decorated crowned helmets with elaborate mantling, displayed centrally in the field. The mint legend is inscribed between two concentric pearled circles forming the border, identifying the coin as new silver money struck at Dieren. |
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The Lordship of Bergh was a semi-autonomous territory in Gelderland whose counts navigated the early Revolt against Spain with considerable political instability. Willem IV van den Bergh — who had married a sister of William of Orange — initially sided with the rebel cause before defecting to the Spanish side in 1577, a betrayal that forced him into a complicated political position precisely when this half daalder was being struck. The coin exists at the intersection of that loyalty crisis.
The vdCh reference trailing a "#–" indicates the type was recorded but no specimen was available to the cataloger at time of writing — a meaningful gap.