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Moerken Arnhem
| Issuer | Guelders, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1473 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A lion passant to the left occupies the central field, rendered in a crude but bold style characteristic of late medieval Low Countries hammered coinage. The lion is contained within a pearled inner circle. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design, reading +MONETA NOV AER, identifying this as new money of Arnhem. The irregular flan and worn relief are typical of small-denomination copper issues of the Duchy of Guelders. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The moerken was a low-denomination copper issue produced by Guelders during a period of persistent fiscal strain under Duke Arnold and the prolonged succession dispute with his son Adolf — a conflict that saw Adolf imprison his own father in 1465 and drag the duchy into years of internal instability. Small copper struck during this window circulated hard and wore fast, which makes the survival of presentable examples genuinely uncommon. Van der Chijs 3#7.5 is among the less frequently encountered die pairings in the series.