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1/5 Philipsdaalder - Philip II Undated
| Issuer | Guelders, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1562 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | PHS • D • G • HISPAИIA • REX • DVX • GELR : (Translation: Philip by the Grace of God, King of the Spaniards, Duke of Guelders) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Guelders had been a persistent problem for Habsburg administration throughout the mid-sixteenth century. Philip II inherited the duchy in 1555 along with the rest of the Low Countries, but the region's monetary situation remained fragmented and contentious well into the 1560s. The Philipsdaalder series — and its fractional divisions — were part of a broader Habsburg effort to impose coinage uniformity across the Netherlands provinces, a program that met constant resistance from local estates jealous of their minting privileges.
The undated format was deliberate policy, not an oversight. Many Netherlands issues of this period carried no year to extend their authorized circulation across multiple monetary ordinances without requiring reissue.