1 Daalder 'Bourgondische Kruisrijksdaalder' - Philip II

The Bourgondische Kruisrijksdaalder was introduced by Philip II's government in the Low Countries as part of a deliberate monetary unification effort — the 1557 ordinance sought to impose a standardized coinage across the seventeen provinces, replacing the chaotic patchwork of local issues. Utrecht struck its own series reluctantly; the city's chapter lords jealously guarded minting privileges inherited from the medieval prince-bishopric, and the transition period of 1567–1571 overlaps almost exactly with the Duke of Alba's arrival and the imposition of the Council of Troubles.

That political turbulence likely interrupted production at Utrecht more than once during these years.