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1 Rose Noble without TRANSFERT
| Issuer | Province of Gelderland (Dutch Republic) |
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| Year | 1583-1585 |
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| Value | 1 Rose noble (Rozenobel) |
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| Obverse lettering | MONETA × NOVA × DVC × GELRIE × COMIT × ZVTF ✤ (Translation: New coinage of the duchy of Gelderland and County of Zutphen) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Gelderland's rose noble imitations were struck during the chaotic opening years of the Dutch Revolt, when the northern provinces desperately needed gold coinage acceptable in international trade but lacked the political stability to issue unambiguous domestic currency. English rose nobles commanded immediate merchant confidence, so several provinces simply copied them — closely enough to circulate, divergently enough to technically satisfy the States General's recurring prohibitions against outright counterfeiting of foreign issues.
The "without TRANSFERT" designation distinguishes this from related Gelderland noble types that carry that additional legend, a detail that places this emission within a specific, short window of provincial mint activity before stricter Union of Utrecht monetary coordination curtailed independent provincial gold striking.