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1 Oord - Philip II without Zeeland
| Issuer | Spanish Netherlands (County of Holland, Dutch States) |
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| Year | 1574-1575 |
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| Reference(s) | Gelder Hoc#263-11a , Ver#57.2 , vdCh 6#35.80 , HPM#2007 , HNK#2008.1, 2008 |
| Obverse description | Crowned shield of Holland bearing a rampant lion, centrally positioned in the field. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown rendered in the hammered style typical of mid-16th-century Low Countries coinage. A rosette mintmark appears at the conclusion of the legend, attributing the piece to the Dordrecht mint. The surrounding circular legend reads PHILIP · D : G · COMES · HOLLAN · with the date 1575, identifying Philip II as Count of Holland by the Grace of God. The overall design is characteristic of the billon and copper coinage issued for the County of Holland under Spanish Habsburg authority. |
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| Reverse description | A standing figure of a knight or warrior in armour occupies the central field, rendered in a crude but characteristic hammered style consistent with mid-16th-century Netherlandish copper coinage. The figure stands facing, holding a shield or arms, and is enclosed within a beaded or dotted inner circle. The surrounding legend, divided by the central motif, reads · AVX · NOS · IN · NOM · DOM ·, a devotional inscription invoking divine protection. The overall composition is typical of the oord coinage struck for the Spanish Netherlands under Philip II. |
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By 1574, Holland was fighting for its survival. The Spanish siege of Leiden was underway, and the provincial States — acting with increasing autonomy from Philip II's administration — were authorizing emergency copper coinage to keep commerce functioning in the rebel-held territories. The omission of Zeeland from the issuing authority reflects the fractured political reality of that moment: the two provinces were coordinating resistance but not yet fully unified in their monetary administration.
The 1574–1575 window is tight. Within a few years, the Utrecht Union and subsequent developments would reshape issuing authority entirely.