1 Duit 'Statenduit'- Philip II

Philip II inherited the Low Countries from his father Charles V in 1555, but his aggressive centralization policies and the Duke of Alba's brutal suppression campaign drove the northern provinces into open revolt. By 1580, Zeeland was firmly within the Union of Utrecht and effectively at war with its nominal sovereign — making this coin a peculiar artifact: a Zeeland issue struck in the name of a king the province was actively fighting to depose. The "Statenduit" designation reflects the States' own monetary authority asserting itself even while Philip's name remained on the dies.