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1 Gold Ecu - Ferdinand of Bavaria Bouillon, arms in shield
| Issuer | Prince-Bishopric of Liège |
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| Year | 1613 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned heraldic shield bearing the arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, centered in the field. The shield is curved and flanked on each side by a small cross composed of four pellets. The entire design is encircled by the Latin legend identifying Ferdinand as Bishop of Liège. |
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| Obverse lettering | ❀ FERDINANDVS • D • G • EPISCOPVS • LEODIE (Translation: Ferdinand, by God`s grace Bishop of Liege ...) |
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Ferdinand of Bavaria was appointed Prince-Bishop of Liège in 1612, backed by Maximilian of Bavaria and Spanish Habsburg interests in the region — his election was fiercely contested by a French-supported rival candidate. This ecu was struck in the first full year of his reign, during a period when the Prince-Bishopric was quietly aligning itself with the Catholic League ahead of the Thirty Years' War.
The Bouillon mint operated under complex jurisdictional arrangements; the Duchy of Bouillon had been seized by the Bishop of Liège in 1594 and remained a source of recurring diplomatic friction with France throughout the early seventeenth century.