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1/4 Thaler - William Bust
| Issuer | Gronsveld, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1559-1563 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of William of Bronckhorst, lord of Gronsveld, standing in the field, attired in contemporary 16th-century armour with a plumed hat and holding what appears to be a sword or baton at his side. The figure is rendered in a somewhat crude hammered style typical of small lordship issues of the period. The effigy is contained within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend running around the periphery, separated by mullets as stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ GVIL ⋆ D ⋆ BRON ⋆ BA ⋆ IN ⋆ GRO ⋆ ET ⋆ RIN ⋆ D ⋆ I ⋆ ALP (Translation: William of Bronckhorst Baron in Gronsveld and Rimburg, Lord of Alpen) |
| Reverse description | Central quartered or divided coat of arms of the lordship of Gronsveld, surmounted by a crested helmet with mantling, and flanked by two supporters — appearing as rampant animals — on either side of the shield. The armorial composition is executed in the heraldic style of the mid-16th century Low Countries, with the whole enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential Latin legend, separated by mullet stops, carries the pious motto of the issuer. |
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