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1 Daalder 'Burgundian Kruisrijksdaalder' - Philip II
| Issuer | Duchy of Guelders |
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| Year | 1591-1593 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a crowned, quartered shield of arms of the Spanish Netherlands under Philip II, displaying the heraldic arms of the various constituent territories in a complex escutcheon. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by the date split across the field. The arms are rendered in the conventional hammered style with boldly struck relief. A circular beaded border frames the design, with the Latin pious motto legend distributed around the full periphery, punctuated by cross stops. |
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Guelders had been a persistent thorn in Habsburg administration throughout the sixteenth century, and these daalders were struck during the final years of the duchy's practical autonomy before consolidation under Spanish-aligned governance. Philip II's name appears on a coin issued from a territory that had spent decades resisting his father's authority — Charles V had only secured Guelders by force in 1543 after the death of the last Egmont duke.
The Burgundian cross type was a deliberate political statement, asserting dynastic continuity with the old Valois-Burgundian inheritance. The three-year window of this issue is narrow, and the Delmonte listing reflects genuine scarcity in well-attributed examples.