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1/4 Daalder/8 stuivers '1/4 Statendaalder'
| Issuer | Utrecht Mint |
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| Year | 1577 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1506-1581) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a long ornate cross composed of four fleurs-de-lis or similar decorative terminals, with small heraldic devices or rosettes placed in the angles between the arms. The date 1577 and the denomination indicator '8 S' (8 stuivers) appear within the circular Latin legend along the outer margin, separated by pellet stops. A beaded inner border encloses the design, consistent with the hammered coinage tradition of the Utrecht mint during the reign of Philip II. |
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| Reverse lettering | · PACE · ET · IVSTITIA :· 1577 8 S (Translation: Peace and justice 16 stuivers (sols)) |
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Utrecht struck this denomination in 1577 under the authority of the newly formed Union of Utrecht's predecessor arrangements — a moment when the rebellious provinces were improvising monetary infrastructure as fast as they were improvising military resistance against Spanish Habsburg forces. The fractional daalder denominations were a practical response to the chaos of parallel currency systems circulating across the Netherlands, where Spanish, Burgundian, and provincial coinages competed with debased imitations at every market.
The Hoc reference places this among a tightly documented series, but surviving examples are infrequently encountered, reflecting both limited original production and the attrition of nearly four and a half centuries of Dutch commercial circulation.