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1/2 Rijksdaalder '1/2 Prinsendaalder'
| Issuer | Province of Holland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1590-1602 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1581-1795) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Holland struck this denomination during the Eighty Years' War, when the Dutch Republic was fighting for survival against Habsburg Spain and financing that fight largely through silver coin. The provincial mints operated under the Union of Utrecht rather than any central authority, which is why Holland's issues carry provincial rather than federal weight — a deliberate political arrangement, not a minting oversight.
The "Prinsendaalder" name derives from the Prince of Orange, whose authority the rebellious provinces invoked to legitimize their coinage at a moment when the Spanish king was still technically their sovereign.