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Gulden - William V of Bavaria
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1354-1388 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprises a heraldic shield bearing the lozengy arms of Bavaria (bendy lozengy azure and argent), set within a quatrefoil or four-lobed Gothic frame. The shield is rendered in high relief with bold diagonal lozenges characteristic of Wittelsbach heraldry. A beaded inner circle surrounds the central composition, with the circumferential legend in Gothic uncial lettering reading GVILLELMVS DVX COMES HOLAD, identifying William (V) as Duke of Bavaria and Count of Holland. The coin's irregular flan and hammered fabric are consistent with mid-fourteenth-century Low Countries gold coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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William V ruled Holland from 1354 until his mental incapacity forced his removal in 1358, after which his brother Albert of Bavaria administered the county as guardian and eventually succeeded him outright in 1389. These gulden were struck across that entire contested span, meaning most examples postdate William's actual governance by decades — issued in his name by a regent who had effectively displaced him.