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1 Duit - Philip II
| Issuer | Spanish Netherlands (County of Holland, Dutch States) |
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| Year | 1573-1579 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the crowned heraldic shield of Holland bearing a rampant lion, surmounted by an open royal crown rendered in moderate relief. The shield is set upon a cross with forked or bifurcated tips extending toward the coin's periphery. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition, with the motto DOMINVS . MIHI . ADIVTOR invoking divine protection. The overall design is characteristic of the hammered copper duit coinage produced at Dordrecht during the Spanish Netherlands period. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOMINVS . MIHI . ADIVTOR ˙ (Translation: The Lord is my Helper) |
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These duits were struck during the opening phase of the Dutch Revolt, when Holland's towns were lurching between Spanish control and rebel occupation. Philip II's name appeared on the coinage while William of Orange's forces were actively besieging and relieving the same mints producing them. The County of Holland continued issuing in Philip's name well after effective loyalty to the Spanish crown had collapsed — a bureaucratic inertia that makes attribution of individual pieces to specific political moments nearly impossible.