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Pistole - Philip William
| Issuer | Orange, Principality of |
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| Year | 1595-1618 |
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| Currency | Livre |
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| Obverse lettering | PHIL G I D G PRIN AVR COM NAS |
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| Reverse lettering | SOLI DEO HONOR ET GLO (Translation: Only to god, honor and glory.) |
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Philip William of Orange spent most of his life as a hostage of Philip II of Spain, seized in 1568 as leverage against his father William the Silent. He was raised Catholic at the Spanish court and only returned to govern the principality in 1595 — the year this coinage begins. The pistole series reflects his awkward political position: a nominally sovereign prince minting gold in his own name while remaining closely aligned with Madrid.
Orange was a tiny enclave surrounded by French territory, yet its mint rights were fiercely maintained as a mark of independence.