Snaphaan - Charles of Egmont Roermond

Charles of Egmont spent the better part of his reign fighting — against the Habsburgs specifically, refusing to cede Guelders despite sustained military and diplomatic pressure from Maximilian I and later Charles V. The snaphaan was struck in this climate of active resistance, functioning as much as a political declaration of continued independence as a medium of exchange. Roermond was one of his principal mints during this period.

Charles held out until 1538, when the Treaty of Venlo finally transferred Guelders to Habsburg control — the year this coinage type ceased.