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1/2 Rijksdaalder `1/2 Helmeted Rijksdaalder / Prinsendaalder` VIGILATE
| Issuer | Province of Gelderland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1594-1601 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigy of William the Silent facing right, wearing plate armor with a sword raised over his right shoulder, contained within a beaded inner circle. The date appears above the figure in the upper field. The portrait is rendered in the late Renaissance style characteristic of late 16th-century Dutch hammered coinage. The circumferential Latin legend runs between the inner circle and the beaded outer border. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered provincial coat of arms of the Duchy of Guelders, displaying the Gelderland lion, is surmounted by an elaborate plumed and mantled tournament helmet in the ornate late-Renaissance heraldic style. The helmet and escutcheon are flanked by decorative scrollwork and acanthus mantling that fills the inner field. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential Latin monetary legend runs between the inner and outer beaded borders, identifying the issuing authority and denomination. |
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| Mintage | 1594 - - 1598 - Overdate variety 1598/94 exists - 1599 - - 1601 - - |
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