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1 Daalder 'Philipsdaalder' - Philip II without ANG
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1562-1563 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Philip II facing left, depicted with a short beard and wearing an elaborately decorated cuirass and ruffled collar, rendered in high relief in the Renaissance portrait style. The two-digit date appears in the lower field beneath the bust. A continuous Latin legend surrounds the effigy, identifying the ruler as King of Spain and Count of Holland by the grace of God. The portrait is bold and finely engraved, consistent with the artistic conventions of mid-sixteenth-century Netherlandish coinage. The planchet is irregular, as is typical of hammered issues of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Philipsdaalder was introduced by Habsburg monetary ordinance in 1555, intended to create a standardized large silver denomination competitive with the German Joachimsthaler across the Low Countries trade networks. Holland's compliance was never enthusiastic — the provincial mint at Dordrecht operated under persistent pressure from local merchants who preferred existing coinage conventions.
The "without ANG" distinction matters here. Philip II held the title King of England through his marriage to Mary I, which lasted until her death in November 1558. Pieces struck after that date drop the Angliae rex component from the titulature, placing this example firmly in the transitional 1562–63 window when die inventories were still being updated.