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1 Daalder - Frederick, Lordship of Bergh
| Issuer | Lordship of Bergh (Frederick van den Bergh) |
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| Year | 1577-1580 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | FREDERICVS· C· D· MO· BA -I· HO – BO· HED· D· I· W· ❀ 1578 (Translation: Frederick Count of Bergh...) |
| Reverse description | A quartered heraldic shield bearing the arms of the Lordship of Bergh, surmounted by an elaborate tournament helm with mantling and crest, all rendered in high relief in the ornate Netherlandish Renaissance style. The arms are displayed within an ornamental cartouche with scrollwork and foliage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition, reading the monetary denomination. The overall design is characteristic of the late sixteenth-century Southern Netherlands feudal coinage tradition. |
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The Lordship of Bergh occupied a strategically awkward position during the Dutch Revolt — nominally under Habsburg suzerainty but frequently pressured by both sides. Frederick van den Bergh's coinage of this period reflects that instability directly: small lordships with minting rights used them aggressively during the 1570s, partly to fund local defense and partly because the collapse of central authority made independent monetary action briefly tolerable. The window closed quickly.
Delmonte's listings for this type span three die variants, suggesting sustained if modest production across the issue years.