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1 Daalder 'Philipsdaalder' - Philip II ANG - Countermark A27.1
| Issuer | Zeeland, County of |
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| Year | 1557 |
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| Reference(s) | GH#210-6a, Vanhoudt#253-NIJ, Delmonte S#29 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | DOMINVS MICHI ADIVTOR ✥ (Translation: The Lord is my helper) |
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The Philipsdaalder was introduced by Philip II in 1557 as part of a broader effort to rationalize coinage across the Habsburg Netherlands — the same monetary ordinance that established the denomination also mandated its acceptance across all seventeen provinces. Zeeland's output from Middelburg was modest relative to Holland and Brabant, making provincial attributions meaningful rather than incidental.
The countermark A27.1 indicates post-minting authorization, applied to certify continued legal tender status during periods when currency edicts required re-validation of older silver. Delmonte's classification under S#29 places this among the nijtipe (Nij) varieties identified by Vanhoudt — a distinction hinging on specific die characteristics at the Middelburg mint.