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2 Mites 'Korte' - Charles V
| Issuer | Duchy of Guelders |
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| Year | 1546-1556 |
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| Value | 2 Mites (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS · D : G : IMP : HIS · R · X · (Translation: Charles, by the Grace of God, Emperor, King of Spain) |
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Charles V inherited Guelders only after a prolonged struggle — the duchy resisted Habsburg absorption longer than virtually any territory in the Low Countries, finally ceding in 1543 under the Treaty of Venlo. These copper mites, struck in the years immediately following that annexation, were part of a deliberate monetary integration policy intended to bring Guelders coinage into conformity with Habsburg-administered neighbor provinces. The korte denomination itself was a regional Netherlandish unit with no direct equivalent in the broader imperial system.
The vdCh 2#20.12-13 references distinguish at least two die variants within this type.