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Florin - Gerard of Groesbeek
| Issuer | Liege, Prince-bishopric of |
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| Year | 1568 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the arms of Bishop Gerard of Groesbeek set within an ornate baroque cartouche, featuring the characteristic perron of Liege combined with the bishop's personal heraldic charges. The shield is surmounted by a mitre or crown and flanked by elaborate scrollwork typical of late sixteenth-century ecclesiastical coinage. A beaded inner border separates the armorial device from the surrounding circular Latin legend. The hammered flan imparts a characteristic irregular surface to the relief. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Gerard of Groesbeek held the See of Liège from 1564 until his death in 1580, navigating one of the most turbulent periods in the Low Countries — the opening decades of the Dutch Revolt and the brutal campaign of the Duke of Alba in the Spanish Netherlands. Liège itself maintained a studied neutrality, which partly explains how the Prince-bishopric continued striking prestige gold coinage while neighboring territories descended into open warfare.
Delmonte G#341 is among the scarcer gold issues of his episcopate. The florin denomination had deep roots in the ecclesiastical coinages of the region, and Groesbeek's mint at Liège was one of the few in the Low Countries operating with any continuity through 1568.