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1 Liard - Albert and Isabella Maastricht
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1603-1615 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device features the Burgundian saltire cross, with the arms of the city of Maastricht—a red eagle on a white field—displayed at the center. The date is divided across the horizontal arms of the cross. A crown surmounts the cross at the top, while the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece hangs from the lower arm. The surrounding Latin legend ARCHIDVCES · AVST · DVCS · BVR · B · Z · (Archdukes of Austria, Dukes of Burgundy, Brabant, etc.) encircles the design within a beaded border. |
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Albert and Isabella ruled the Spanish Netherlands jointly following their marriage in 1599, a political arrangement engineered by Philip II to give the provinces the appearance of autonomous governance while keeping them firmly within the Habsburg orbit. The Maastricht mint, operating under this dual authority, struck liards in copper as small-denomination currency for everyday commerce in a region that had endured decades of war, siege, and monetary disruption during the Dutch Revolt.
Vanhoudt 603 distinguishes the Maastricht output from other mint attributions in this series by mintmark. The KM#24.2 designation separates it from the Brussels and Antwerp strikings of the same type.