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Daalder - Gertrude of Brederode Lion
| Issuer | Lordship of Vianen |
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| Year | 1577 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned quartered coat of arms of Bronckhorst-Brederode-Batenburg-Mark displayed within an elaborate ornamental frame, the shield surmounted by a crowned helm. The arms are rendered in the typical Low Countries heraldic style of the late sixteenth century, with fine detail in the mantling and ornamental surround. The peripheral legend runs in Latin along the outer border, identifying the issuing authority. The field surrounding the central armorial device is filled with decorative flourishes characteristic of hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1577 |
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Gertrude of Brederode governed Vianen as regent following the death of her husband Reinoud III van Brederode in 1573, issuing coinage in her own name during one of the most turbulent stretches of the Dutch Revolt. The right to strike coin was fiercely guarded by the minor lordships of the Low Countries precisely because it signaled independent jurisdiction — something the Spanish crown was actively working to extinguish.
The Delmonte "var" designation here matters: die varieties on Vianen lion daelders of this period are well documented but inconsistently catalogued, and misattributions between Gertrude's issues and those of her predecessor are not uncommon in the trade.