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2 Ducats - Ferdinand and Isabella
| Issuer | Dutch Republic |
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| Year | 1590-1593 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | x DVCA : R · P · IMP · CAMPEn · VA · FERDInAnDI |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Dutch Republic began striking gold ducats in the late sixteenth century as a direct commercial response to the need for a universally trusted trade coin. These early issues, struck before the type fully standardized, were produced by several provincial mints operating under the loose federal structure of the young republic — attribution to a single mint is often impossible without die study.
The Ferdinand and Isabella naming is a holdover from the Habsburg monetary ordinances the Dutch provinces inherited before the revolt, not an indication of Spanish royal authority over the issue.