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1 Daalder 'Philipsdaalder' - Philip II Countermark A13.1
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1573-1574 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | PHILIPPVS · D · G · HISPA · REX · DVX · GEL · 1561 (Translation: Philip, By the Grace of God King of the Spaniards and Duke of Guelders) |
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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.