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| Issuer | Lordship of Bergh |
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| Year | 1546-1586 |
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| Value | 1 Daalder (1.5) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned effigy of Saint King Oswald facing right, holding a scepter in his right hand and a sword in his left, rendered in the medieval style typical of hammered coinage. The royal saint is depicted with regal attributes befitting his dual status as monarch and martyr. A circular beaded inner border frames the central design, with the legend occupying the field between the inner and outer beaded circles. The obverse bears the inscription identifying the saint and the issuing authority of Heelde. |
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| Reverse description | A rampant double-tailed lion suspending a heraldic shield by a cord, displaying the coat of arms of the Lords of Bergh. The device is enclosed within a double beaded border, with the circumferential legend running between the inner and outer circles. The inscription enumerates the full titulature of Willem IV, Count of Bergh and Lord of the associated lordships, executed in the abbreviated Latin convention standard for Low Countries feudal coinage of the mid-sixteenth century. |
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| Reverse lettering | GVIL` ✿ CO ✿ D ✿ MON` ✿ Z ✿ D ✿ DE` ✿ HE` ✿ BIL` ✿ BOX` ✿ HO` ✿ Z ✿ WIS` (Translation: William, Count of Bergh and Lord of Hedel, Bylant, Boxmeer, Homoet and Wisch) |
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