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2 Liards - Philip V
| Issuer | County of Namur |
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| Year | 1709 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a quartered heraldic shield displaying the arms of Namur, Burgundy, Brabant, and a lion passant, surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The shield is flanked by decorative supporters and set within a toothed inner border. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition, reading PHIL V D G HISPANIAR ET INDIAR REX, identifying Philip V as King of Spain and the Indies. The die-work is typical of early eighteenth-century Spanish Netherlands provincial copper coinage, with bold relief on the armorial elements. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHIL • V • D • G • HISPANIAR • ET • INDIAR • REX |
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Philip V of Spain held Namur as part of the Spanish Netherlands until the War of the Spanish Succession stripped it away. This 1709 piece was struck almost certainly in the final months of Spanish administration — Namur passed to Austrian Habsburg control under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, making late-reign copper issues like this one transitional survivals of a collapsing imperial framework. The county's small copper output means documented die varieties under GH#371-3 show meaningful differences in flan preparation and striking pressure.