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1 Duit
| Issuer | Batenburg, Barony of |
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| Year | 1616-1622 |
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| Value | 1 Duit (1⁄160) |
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| Reverse description | A crowned heraldic coat of arms featuring a left-facing lion, partially surrounded by a decorative wreath of stylized tulips. The shield is surmounted by a crown, consistent with the baronial arms of Batenburg. The design is executed in the rough, low-relief style typical of hammered copper duits issued by minor Netherlands lordships of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1616-1622) |
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Batenburg was a small barony on the Maas in Guelders, and its lords exploited the fragmented sovereignty of the Holy Roman Empire to strike petty copper coinage well beyond what their territory's size or trade volume could justify. The duit series from this period was produced in quantities that flooded regional markets, and the practice drew repeated complaints from neighboring provinces of the Dutch Republic, which was simultaneously trying to standardize its own copper circulation. The barony's minting rights became a political irritant precisely because they were technically legitimate.