1/8 Stiver - Charles of Egmont

正面描述	Central field displays a crowned heraldic shield bearing the quartered arms of Gelderland and Jülich, rendered in low relief characteristic of hammered billon coinage of the early sixteenth century. The shield is surmounted by a ducal crown. A circular legend in uncial characters surrounds the central device, reading the ruler's titulature. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, with weak strike visible at the margins. Overall execution is consistent with minor denomination coinage of the Duchy of Guelders under Duke Charles of Egmont.
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背面铭文	mOn GEL`* IVL* CO*3 G E L R` (Translation: Coinage of Gelderland, Jülich and County of Zutphen)
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附加信息	Charles of Egmont spent nearly his entire reign fighting to keep Guelders independent — first against the Habsburgs, then against Charles V specifically, who pressed a dynastic claim to the duchy through Maximilian I. The small billon fractional coinage of this period was practical war-economy currency, kept circulating through decades of intermittent conflict that drained the duchy's treasury repeatedly. Charles twice sold or pledged his succession rights and then reneged, making Guelders a persistent thorn in Habsburg consolidation of the Low Countries until his death in 1538 ended the line.

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