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1 Daalder In the name of Charles V - William of Vlodrop
| Issuer | Lordship of Reckheim |
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| Year | 1556-1558 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1553-1665) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the quartered heraldic shield of the lords of Vlodrop, displaying barry horizontal stripes in the dexter half and a fleur-de-lis in the sinister and base quarters, surmounted by two elaborate helmets with mantling and crests — a crowned lion to the sinister and an open-visored helmet to the dexter — all rendered in the florid Renaissance heraldic style. The entire achievement is set within a raised inner circle. The circumferential legend in Latin capitals runs continuously around the outer border, separated by star-shaped stops. |
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| Mintage | ND (1556-1558) |
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Reckheim was a tiny imperial lordship on the Meuse, perpetually overshadowed by its larger neighbors Liège and Maastricht, yet its lords exploited their immediate subordination to the Emperor to issue coinage of full taler weight — a privilege most lordships of comparable size never secured or quickly lost. William of Vlodrop held the lordship from 1545 until his death in 1558, and this daalder was struck in the name of Charles V during the emperor's final years of reign before his abdication at Brussels in October 1555. Whether production continued briefly into the nominal overlap with Philip II's rule is unresolved, which accounts for the span given in the dating.