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Daalder - Henry of Brederode Tall bust right
| Issuer | Vianen, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1556-1568 |
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| Value | 1 Daalder (3⁄2) |
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| Obverse lettering | ❀ NISI ❀ DOMINVS FRVSTRA ❀ (Translation: Unless the Lord is with us, (all) is in vain.) |
| Reverse description | Central field occupied by the elaborate quartered heraldic achievement of the Brederode-Vianen lordship, comprising a multi-quartered shield displaying the arms of Brederode, Vianen, and associated territories, surmounted by a crested helm with ornate mantling issuing to either side. Two rampant supporters flank the shield, and foliate or decorative elements fill the surrounding field. The circumferential legend, separated by a beaded border, reads MONE NO HEN DO D BRED LI D VIAN, identifying this as the new money of Henry, Lord of Brederode and free Baron of Vianen. The overall composition is characteristic of the grand heraldic daalder type produced by independent Netherlandish lordships in the mid-sixteenth century. |
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Henry III of Brederode acquired Vianen through inheritance and used its status as a sovereign lordship — technically outside Habsburg jurisdiction — to mint coins that flouted imperial monetary ordinances. This was not accidental. The Brederode family had longstanding grievances with Habsburg authority, and Henry himself would become one of the founding signatories of the Compromise of Nobles in 1566, the petition that helped ignite the Dutch Revolt. Coining at Vianen was a political act as much as an economic one.
Production ceased when Henry fled to Germany in 1568 following the Duke of Alba's arrival in the Netherlands, ending the series abruptly mid-reign.