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1 Duit - Philip II
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1573-1580 |
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| Value | 1 Duit (Duit) (1⁄160) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a Burgundian cross with firesteel (flint-and-steel) device at its center, set above a stylized Dutch garden motif. The cross arms extend to the coin's inner border, with the characteristic forked Burgundian form. A Latin legend encircles the design reading the royal and comital titulature of Philip II. The entire composition is struck on an irregular flan typical of hammered coinage of the period, with the legend frequently weak or partially off-flan. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of the crowned arms of Holland — a shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland — surmounted by a royal crown with fleur-de-lis finials. The shield is boldly rendered in relief and occupies the majority of the field. A Latin religious legend encircles the periphery, referencing divine assistance. The hammered flan results in uneven strike and irregular planchet edges characteristic of late sixteenth-century Netherlands copper coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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