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1 Gulden - Henry of Brederode
| Issuer | Vianen, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1556-1568 |
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| Value | 1 Gulden (1.5) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned half-length bust of Saint Henry facing right, depicted in armour with elaborate drapery, in the style of a late medieval regal effigy. The Brederode coat of arms appears in the lower field beneath the bust. The circumferential legend SANCTVS HENRICVS, separated by floral rosette stops, identifies the patron saint, with the beaded inner circle enclosing the central figure. |
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Vianen was a tiny lordship wedged between Utrecht and Holland, and its mint exploited that ambiguity aggressively. Henry of Brederode held the territory from 1556 until his death in 1568, a period that overlapped almost exactly with the opening convulsions of the Dutch Revolt. The lordship's semi-independent status allowed it to issue coinage largely outside Habsburg oversight — a privilege the Brederode family jealously maintained while Henry himself became one of the earliest and most vocal opponents of Spanish rule in the Netherlands.
Henry was among the leaders of the 1566 Compromise of Nobles, the petition that directly challenged Philip II's authority. Gold from this mint circulated during those precise years of conspiracy.