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½ Jager - David of Burgundy
| Issuer | Bishopric of Utrecht (Dutch States) |
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| Year | 1474-1478 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Quartered shield of Burgundy displaying the arms of France (fleurs-de-lis) and the lion of Brabant in the upper quarters, with the Burgundian bendy and the lion rampant of Hainaut in the lower quarters, and a small escutcheon of Brabant overall at the fess point. A small star appears above the shield in the field. The whole is contained within an inner beaded or reeded circle, with the circumferential legend running between that circle and the outer border of the coin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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David of Burgundy, illegitimate son of Philip the Good, was appointed Bishop of Utrecht in 1455 largely as a political instrument to extend Burgundian influence over the strategically vital diocese. The jager series issued under his name reflects that dual authority — episcopal and dynastic simultaneously. Chronic friction between David and the Utrecht chapter, and later open conflict with the city itself, makes a coherent mint administration during 1474–1478 something of a surprise.
The half denomination was struck at a moment when Burgundian monetary policy was actively pushing standardization across the Low Countries, following the 1474 monetary ordinances of Charles the Bold.