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1/20 Ecu '1/20 Ecu Philipe' - Philip II
| Uitgever | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Jaar | 1571-1598 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | PHS D G HISP Z REX DVX BR[A] (Translation: Philip, by God`s grace King of Spain, etcetera, and Duke of Brabant) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Central design features an ornate cross fleury with a quatrefoil rosette at its center, the four arms of the cross terminating in fleur-de-lis finials and flanked by decorative foliate scrollwork filling the angles between the arms. The peripheral legend DOMINVS MIHI ADIVTOR, meaning 'The Lord is my help,' is rendered in capital Latin letters separated by stops, encircling the entire design. The overall composition is characteristic of the Burgundian-Habsburg devotional coinage tradition of the Spanish Netherlands. |
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Philip II's Brabant administration issued this billon fraction during the most turbulent decades of the Dutch Revolt, when the southern Netherlands remained under Spanish control while the northern provinces fought for independence. Military expenditure was relentless, and small-denomination coinage was needed in volume to pay troops and maintain local commerce in occupied territory. The mint at Antwerp — and at Maastricht during certain years — struck these under strict ordinance, with weight and fineness regulated by royal decree from Madrid.
The billon content itself reflects the fiscal pressure of the period; the silver fraction was kept just high enough to maintain acceptance.