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| Issuer | Guelders, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1557-1558 |
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| Value | 1 Philipsdaalder |
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| Obverse description | Armored bareheaded bust of Philip II facing left, rendered in high relief in the late Renaissance style. The effigy displays detailed articulation of the cuirass. The date appears below the bust as an integral continuation of the peripheral legend, notably inscribed in inverted orientation relative to the coin's axis. The encircling Latin legend identifies the sovereign as King of Spain, England, and Duke of Gelderland. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHS · D · G · HISP · AИG · Z · REX · DVX · GELR · 1558 ⸰ (Translation: Philip, King of Spain, England, etc., and Duke of Gelderland) |
| Reverse description | Central crowned heraldic shield bearing the quartered arms of Spain-Austria-Burgundy, surmounted by a smaller escutcheon of Gelderland. The collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece hangs suspended from the base of the shield. The shield is flanked on either side by firesteels emitting sparks, emblems of the House of Burgundy and the Order. A Latin motto legend encircles the composition in the field. |
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