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Chaise d'Or - William I
| Issuer | Duchy of Guelders |
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| Year | 1377-1402 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Duke William I enthroned facing, crowned and robed, seated upon an ornate Gothic throne beneath an elaborate canopy of Gothic architectural tracery with pinnacles and buttresses to either side. The duke holds a sword upright in his right hand, with the quartered arms of Guelders displayed on the front of the throne. A circular legend in uncial characters runs around the periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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William I of Guelders struck this chaise d'or in direct imitation of the French royal type, a deliberate political signal during a period when the duchy was navigating pressures from both the French crown and the Holy Roman Empire. The chaise — a seated throne type — had been a prestige format in France since Philip IV, and smaller princes adopting it were making a statement about parity of lordship rather than vassalage.
Guelders under William I was formally elevated from a county to a duchy in 1339, and the coinage of his later reign reflects sustained effort to project ducal authority through gold issues that could circulate alongside French and Burgundian money.