Gulden 'Clemmergulden' - Charles of Egmont

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.