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1 Daalder Piedfort of double weight - Philip II
| Issuer | Spanish Netherlands (County of Holland, Dutch States) |
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| Year | 1556-1581 |
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| Value | 1 Ecu (Philipsdaalder) (1.75) |
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| Obverse lettering | PHILIPPVS·D·G·HISPANIARVM·REX |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Piedforts were not struck for circulation. These double-weight presentation pieces were produced for gifting to court officials, foreign dignitaries, and occasionally as trial pieces to demonstrate die quality to mint authorities. The County of Holland operated under Habsburg administration throughout this period, and Philip II's relationship with the Dutch provinces deteriorated steadily after 1566 — the year of the iconoclast riots and the arrival of the Duke of Alba two years later.
The window 1556–1581 is wide. A piedfort struck in the early years of Philip's reign carries entirely different political weight than one produced on the eve of the Union of Utrecht.