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1 Groat - Mary of Burgundy
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1480-1481 |
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| Value | 1 Groschen (Groot) |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ MARIA : DVCISSA : BG : BRAB : Z : LI (punctuation by double diamonds) (Translation: Marie, Duchess of Burgundy, Brabant and Limburg) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Mary of Burgundy's reign over the Burgundian Netherlands was defined almost entirely by crisis management. Following the death of Charles the Bold at Nancy in 1477, she was forced to issue the Groot Privilege — surrendering substantial ducal authority to the provincial estates in exchange for their military and financial support against Louis XI of France. The coinage of 1480–1481 falls squarely within this period of constrained sovereignty, minted under conditions of ongoing war and political concession.
She died in March 1482 from injuries sustained in a riding accident, making this among the final issues struck in her name.