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Double Pistole - William IX
| Issuer | Orange, Principality of |
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| Year | 1649 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of William IX, Prince of Orange, facing right, rendered with flowing long hair in the mid-17th-century baroque manner, the shoulders clad in elaborately chased plate armor with visible pauldron and gorget detail. The effigy occupies the central field, truncated at the lower shoulder. A Latin legend runs along the inner border of the toothed rim, separated by pellets and punctuation marks. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered and impaled armorial achievement of the House of Nassau-Orange, surmounted by a large princely crown with elaborate foliate and jewelled decoration. The shield displays multiple heraldic quarters incorporating lions and other dynastic charges, enclosed within a plain escutcheon. A circular Latin legend incorporating the date 1649 surrounds the composition, separated by pellets and ornamental stops, within a toothed border. |
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| Mintage | 1649 |
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