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1 Daalder - Philip II with Portugal shield
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1585-1598 |
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| Weight | 34.28 g |
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| Reverse description | Large, elaborately quartered royal coat of arms of Philip II surmounted by an imperial crown, incorporating the arms of Castile, León, Aragon, Sicily, Portugal, Granada, Austria, Burgundy, Brabant, Flanders, and Tyrol, displayed centrally in the field. Supporters flank the shield on either side, rendered in fine relief. The circular legend surrounds the central device within a beaded border. The composition reflects the full territorial claims of the Spanish Habsburg monarchy. |
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| Mintage | 1585 Hand - Antwerp - 1586 Hand - Antwerp - 1587 Hand - Antwerp - 1587 Star - Maastricht - 1588 Hand - Antwerp - 1588 Star - Maastricht - 1589 Hand - Antwerp - 1589 Star - Maastricht - 1590 Hand - Antwerp - 1590 Star - Maastricht - 1591 Hand - Antwerp - 1591 Star - Maastricht - 1592 Hand - Antwerp - 1592 Star - Maastricht - 1593 Star - Maastricht - 1594 Hand - Antwerp - 1594 Star - Maastricht - 1595 Hand - Antwerp - 1596 Hand - Antwerp - 1596 Star - Maastricht - 1597 Hand - Antwerp - 1598 Hand - Antwerp - 1598 Star - Maastricht - |
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Philip II acquired the Portuguese crown in 1580 following the death of the childless Cardinal-King Henry, uniting the Iberian crowns under a single ruler and triggering a fundamental redesign of coinage across his Netherlands territories. The addition of the Portuguese shield to the Brabant daalder directly reflects this dynastic event — the coin is, in essence, a declaration of Philip's expanded sovereignty struck in silver for commerce.
The 1585 start date is significant: Antwerp fell to Parma's forces that year, ending its role as the commercial capital of northern Europe and concentrating mint activity in ways that directly affect die availability for this type.