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Groschen - Philip II
| Issuer | County of Burgundy |
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| Year | 1588 |
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| Currency | Livre |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of a crowned monogram of Philip II, composed of interlaced letters, flanked by fire steels (the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece) and set above a pendant fleece, all within a decorative arrangement. The date 1588 is prominently displayed in the field, divided by the central device. The surrounding Latin legend reads DVX ET COM BVRGVN D, identifying Philip as Duke and Count of Burgundy. |
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Philip II of Spain inherited the County of Burgundy — the Franche-Comté — through the Habsburgs, and this issue dates to a moment when his administration of the Low Countries and Burgundian territories was under severe strain from the Dutch Revolt. The Franche-Comté itself remained comparatively loyal, but financing the war in the north demanded constant fiscal pressure, and billon coinage of reduced intrinsic value was one instrument of that pressure.
The Boudeau reference places this squarely within the documented Burgundian provincial series. Billon issues from this region and period are frequently found corroded or poorly preserved; a clean example is genuinely uncommon.