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| Emittent | Orange, Principality of |
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| Jahr | 1645 |
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| Währung | Livre |
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| Averslegende | FRED HENR D G PRIN AV R CO NAS (Translation: Frederic Henry, by God`s grace, prince of Orange, count of Nassau.) |
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| Reversschrift | Latin |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Orange was a tiny Protestant enclave surrounded by French territory, and its rulers leveraged coinage as much for political signaling as for commerce. Frederic Henry of Nassau, Stadholder of the Dutch Republic, struck this piece in his capacity as Prince of Orange — a title that carried more dynastic prestige than territorial reality. The principality measured barely a few square kilometers in Provence, yet it maintained the right to mint, and Dutch-backed production gave these emissions a technical quality far above what local resources could have supported.
Frederic Henry died in 1647, making 1645 issues late in his tenure. The quadruple pistole denomination was never a workhorse of trade — it circulated among elites and across diplomatic channels.