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Gulden 'Clemmergulden' - Charles of Egmont
| Issuer | Duchy of Guelders |
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| Year | 1492-1538 |
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| Value | 1 Gold Florin (Guilder) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length standing figure of Saint John the Baptist depicted in the field, facing forward in Gothic style. The saint is flanked by two or four small annelets symmetrically arranged around the figure. A cross appears between his feet in the lower field. The surrounding legend in Latin identifies the issuing authority, with the inscription divided by pellets or rosettes as separators. |
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| Reverse lettering | ＊MOnO＊ ＊AVRE＊ ＊GELR＊ (Translation: Gold coinage of Guelders) |
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Charles of Egmont spent nearly his entire reign fighting to keep Guelders independent — first from Habsburg pressure, then from outright attempts at annexation by Charles V. This gulden was struck across a period when the duchy was almost continuously at war, and the minting of gold coinage was as much a political act as an economic one: sovereign coin meant sovereign territory.
The "Clemmergulden" designation refers to the Flemish word for a clamp or grip — a term that entered collector vocabulary through early Dutch numismatic literature to distinguish this type from contemporary Rhenish issues.