| Issuer |
Spanish Netherlands
(County of Holland, Dutch States)
|
|---|---|
| Count |
Philip II (1556-1581)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1557-1558 |
| Value | 1 Ecu (Philipsdaalder) (1.75) |
| Currency | Gulden (1506-1581) |
| Composition | Silver (.833) |
| Weight | 34.28 g |
| Diameter | 42 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 105101 |
| References | Gelder Hoc# 210-11a/b Hendrik Enno van Gelder, Marcel René Benoît Ghislain Hoc; 1960. Les Monnaies des Pays-Bas bourguignons et espagnols 1434-1713: Répertoire général. Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Hugo Vanhoudt. De munten van de Bourgondische, Spaanse en Oostenrijkse Nederlanden en van de Franse en Hollandse periode. Vanhoudt, Heverlee, Belgium (2 volumes). André Delmonte; 1967. Le Benelux d'argent. Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1 volumes). |
Bust of Philip II left, date below bust.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PHS • D • G • HISP • ANG • Z • REX • COMES • HOL •
1557
Unabridged legend: Philippus Dei Gratia Hispaniarum Angliarum z Rex Comes Hollandiae
Translation: Philip, King of Spain and England and Count of Holland by the grace of God
Crowned coat of arms on St Andrew cross, flanked by two firesteels. Legend ends with mint mark.
Script: Latin
Lettering: • DOMINVS • MICHI • ADIVTOR • ✿ •
Unabridged legend: Dominus Mihi Adiutor
Translation: The Lord is my helper
| ✿ | Dordrecht, Netherlands (1190-1806) |
Official name after producing was the ½ Real, but the coin later became known as the Philipsdaalder.
Worth 35 stuivers in 1556, the value grew up to 50 stuivers.
Two variants:
GH 210-11a / Delm 39 - Obverse legend begins with PHS (main photos)
GH 210-11b / Delm 40 - Obverse legend begins with PHILIPPVS
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1557 ✿ | PHILIPPVS; GH 210-11b | ||||||||||||||
| 1557 ✿ | PHS; GH 210-11a | ||||||||||||||
| 1558 ✿ | PHILIPPVS; GH 210-11b | ||||||||||||||
| 1558 ✿ | PHS; GH 210-11a | ||||||||||||||
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