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1 Stiver 'Vuurijzer' - Philip the Handsome, Regency
| Issuer | Duchy of Guelders |
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| Year | 1482-1486 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central device consisting of a quartered heraldic shield bearing the arms of Austria-Burgundy and Gelderland, with supporters visible at the sides. The shield is rendered in the late Gothic style typical of Netherlandish hammered coinage of the period. A continuous Latin legend encircles the field, reading within a beaded inner border. The overall design is characteristic of the Burgundian-Habsburg administrative coinage struck during the regency of Philip the Handsome over the Low Countries. |
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| Reverse description | Central cross with elaborately decorated arms, flanked in each angle by a lion passant, a device characteristic of the 'Vuurijzer' (fire-steel) type coinage of the Guelders duchy. The lions are rendered in a bold Gothic style typical of late 15th-century Netherlandish hammered silver. A continuous Latin legend surrounds the central device within a beaded border, invoking the name of Christ. The die workmanship reflects the provincial Guelders mint style of the 1480s. |
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| Reverse lettering | ✤ NVM9` ARGE`TE9 GELE ✿ IN NOIE ✿ XRI` (Translation: Silver coin of Gelderland in the name of Christ) |
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