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Teston - Frederic Henry
| Issuer | Principality of Orange |
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| Year | 1625-1647 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Frederic Henry, Prince of Orange, facing right, with curly hair and a short beard, wearing a ruffled collar and mantle. The effigy is rendered in a bold, slightly naive hammered style characteristic of early 17th-century feudal coinage. The bust is contained within a raised inner circle. The surrounding Latin legend, separated by pellets, reads FREDH·ENR·D·G·PRIN·AVR·CO·NA, identifying the prince by name and title. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Frédéric-Henri of Nassau governed Orange as a sovereign principality wedged into the heart of Provence, an anomaly that French kings tolerated with increasing impatience. Louis XIV finally seized the enclave outright in 1672, and France formally annexed it by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 — ending over a century of Nassau coinage from the region. Issues struck during Frédéric-Henri's long stadtholderate are tied directly to his financing of the Eighty Years' War, with the Orange mint serving both economic and propagandist functions for the House of Nassau-Orange.