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Lion Groat - William V of Bavaria
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1354-1388 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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William V — known as "the Hook" for his alignment in the bitter Hoek en Kabeljauw conflicts that fractured Holland's nobility for generations — issued this groat during a reign defined by factional civil war rather than administrative stability. The Hook and Cod wars were less formal military campaigns than sustained aristocratic vendettas, and coinage continuity under William was accordingly fitful.
The lion groat type for Holland follows the broader Franco-Flemish groat tradition that spread through the Low Countries after the mid-fourteenth century. Van der Chijs remains the foundational reference for Holland's medieval series, and the 6#6,18 attribution places this squarely among the documented variants.