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1/8 Silver Gulden 'Stoter' - Albert and Isabella
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1599-1601 |
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| Diameter | 27 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ALBERTVS ET ELISABET DG |
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| Mintage | 1599 - `s Hertogenbosch - 1599 - Antwerp - 1600 - `s Hertogenbosch - 1600 - Antwerp - 1600 - Maastricht - 1601 - Antwerp - |
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Albert and Isabella's joint rule over the Spanish Netherlands began in 1598 when Philip II ceded the provinces to his daughter as a wedding gift — a political arrangement that was, in practice, largely nominal, with Madrid retaining decisive influence over military and foreign affairs. The Stoter was struck at this precise moment of dynastic transition, when the mint administration in Brabant was navigating the awkward overlap between Habsburg imperial oversight and the new archducal authority.
The billon composition reflects chronic silver shortages in the southern provinces during the Eighty Years' War, with the northern Dutch blockade strangling Antwerp's trade routes throughout this period.