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1 Duit 'Statenduit' - Philip II
| Issuer | Mint of Hasselt (Overijssel) |
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| Year | 1578-1579 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of an ornate crowned monogram, formed by two interlaced Phi (Φ) or Philip ciphers arranged in a cruciform pattern, surmounted by an imperial crown. Small ornamental stars or cross-shaped devices are interspersed between the arms of the monogram, filling the field. The circular Latin legend PACE · ET · IVSTITIA. runs along the periphery, translating as 'Peace and Justice.' The flan is irregular and the strike typical of hammered provincial coinage of the Spanish Netherlands in the late sixteenth century. |
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Philip II's grip on the northern Netherlands was already slipping by 1578. The Union of Utrecht was months away, and Overijssel — though nominally under Habsburg authority — was increasingly ungovernable. Coinage from the Hasselt mint in this precise window reflects that instability: output was irregular, dies were locally cut with variable quality, and the political entity authorizing the strike would effectively cease to function within a few years.
The "Statenduit" designation distinguishes issues struck under the authority of the provincial States rather than directly in the king's name — a subtle but legally significant distinction as the rebellion hardened.