1/2 Daalder - Willem IV

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.