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Counter token - Marriage of Philip II and Elizabeth of Valois
| Location | Spanish Netherlands |
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| Year | 1559 |
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| Period | 16th century |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A crowned impaled coat of arms combining the arms of Philip II of Spain (left half, quartered with Castile, León, Aragon, and other Iberian quarters) and those of Elizabeth of Valois (right half, bearing the fleurs-de-lis of France). The shield is surmounted by a royal crown. A French-language legend surrounds the device referencing the purpose of the jeton. |
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| Reverse lettering | QVI BIEN GECTERA SON COPTE TROVE |
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