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1 Daalder 'Philipsdaalder' - Philip II Countermark A13.1
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1573-1574 |
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| Value | 1 Ecu (Philipsdaalder) (1.75) |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of Philip II of Spain occupy the central field, featuring the combined coats of arms of Castile, León, Aragon, and Burgundy, surmounted by an imperial crown. Two ornate crowned supporters flank the shield on either side, with decorative foliate elements positioned in the quarters around the arms. The entire composition is enclosed within a raised inner circle, with the surrounding field bearing the Latin reverse legend in large, bold hammered lettering within a beaded outer border. The flan shows characteristic irregularity and die wear consistent with mid-sixteenth-century hammered production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Philipsdaalder was introduced by Philip II's administration in the Spanish Netherlands during the 1560s as part of a broader effort to standardize large silver coinage across the Habsburg provinces. Holland's countermarked examples — stamped with the lion of Holland to authorize continued circulation — date to the early years of the Dutch Revolt, when the disruption of normal mint operations made re-validating existing coinage a practical necessity rather than a monetary preference.
The A13.1 countermark places this piece within a documented sequence applied between 1573 and 1574, precisely when the Spanish siege of Leiden was tightening and the provincial treasury was under severe strain.