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Large Agnel - William V of Bavaria
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1350-1377 |
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| Currency | Groot (-1506) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A floriated triple cross with a rose at its center occupies the field, with small eagles displayed in each of the four angles formed by the cross arms. The entire device is set within a quadrilobe frame, the exterior angles of which are each filled with an additional small eagle. The design is characteristic of the ornate Gothic decorative vocabulary employed on prestige gold coinage of the Low Countries in the fourteenth century. The reverse legend, distributed around the quadrilobe, carries the triumphal acclamation of Christ in Latin capitals. The overall composition is precise and symmetrical, reflecting the high-status nature of this denomination. |
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William V ruled Holland from 1350 until his mental incapacity became undeniable, at which point his brother Albert of Bavaria assumed administration of the county in 1358 — yet William retained his title until death in 1389. Coins struck in his name therefore span a regency of sorts, with effective monetary policy controlled by Albert while William's name remained on the dies.
The agnel type itself derived from French royal coinage, adopted by Low Countries lords as a deliberate assertion of equivalence with Valois prestige. Holland's version circulated alongside Flemish and Brabantine issues in a region where cross-border trade made denominational compatibility a practical necessity rather than a political gesture.