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⅓ Gold Écu "Klinckaert" - William VI
| Issuer | County of Holland (Dutch States) |
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| Year | 1411 |
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| Weight | 1.22 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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William VI, Count of Holland, issued this fractional écu type during a period when Netherlandish coinage was dominated by competing French and Burgundian monetary influences. The "Klinckaert" name derives from the Dutch verb meaning to ring or clink — a colloquial test of authenticity by sound that became so associated with this coin type that it absorbed the nickname permanently.
William died in 1417 without a male heir, triggering the Hook and Cod Wars that fractured Holland for decades. Coins of his final years circulated into that chaos.