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1/2 Rijksdaalder `1/2 Helmeted Rijksdaalder / Prinsendaalder` DEVS
| Issuer | Province of Gelderland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1594 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored half-length bust of a helmeted prince facing right, clad in elaborately engraved plate armor with a ruff collar at the neck and a plumed helmet surmounting the head. The figure's right arm is raised and holds a sword over the shoulder, while the left arm bears a decorated pauldron. The bust is rendered in the bold, somewhat archaic style characteristic of late 16th-century Dutch hammered coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the effigy, and the surrounding Latin legend, interrupted by pellet stops, reads: · DEVS · CONSTIT · ET · TRANS · REGNA · 1594 ·, with the date 1594 incorporated into the legend at the top of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Gelderland was among the earliest provinces to strike the Rijksdaalder series, doing so under persistent financial strain — the Dutch Revolt against Spanish Habsburg rule demanded constant liquidity to pay mercenary troops, and provincial mints were pushed hard throughout the 1590s. The 1594 date places this coin squarely in the period following the Union of Utrecht but well before the truce of 1609, when the war's outcome remained genuinely uncertain.
The "DEVS" variant designation in the Voogt and Delmonte references distinguishes specific legend breaks on the obverse die — a level of documentary precision that reflects how thoroughly this series has been worked over by specialist cataloguers.