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1 Oord - Philip II Shaded shield
| Issuer | Utrecht, City of |
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| Year | 1578-1579 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the arms of Utrecht — a shield divided diagonally, the lower half hatched to indicate tincture, surmounted by a fleur-de-lis finial above the shield's upper edge. The shield is rendered in a bold, slightly irregular hammered style characteristic of late sixteenth-century Low Countries coinage. A circular legend in Latin capital letters runs around the periphery, separated by cross stops, within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the quartered royal arms of Philip II of Spain, displaying castles and lions in the lower quarters and diagonal bars (Aragon) alongside fleurs-de-lis (France) in the upper quarters, the entire shield surmounted by an imperial crown rendered in bold relief. The arms are presented in the characteristic shaded-shield style with internal hatching to denote heraldic tinctures. A circular Latin legend in capital letters, punctuated by cross and dot stops, surrounds the design within a beaded outer border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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