Overijssel (1578-79) duit
This specimen was lot 2203 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €60 (about US$86 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, OVERIJSSEL, De Staten in opstand, Cu Statenduit, z.j. (1578-1579), Hasselt. Vz/ Gekroond wapenschild van Oostenrijk-Bourgondië. Kz/ Gekroond Bourgondisch kruis. Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Overijssel, states revolt, undated copper states' duit, Hasselt mint. Obverse: crowned arms of Austria and Burgundy; reverse: crowned Burgundian cross. Very Fine.)"
The Dutch Revolt erupted into violence in 1568 when Orangist forces battled the Spanish under the duke of Alba. Spanish looting and the introduction of new taxes alienated even the Catholic south and 1578-79 represents the high point of rebel control of the Low Countries. Coinage of a unified design was minted all over the provinces, including this copper duit from Overijssel. William of Orange was unable to paper over the religious differences between the north and the south and the south eventually returned to Spanish control. Spain finally recognized Dutch independence in 1648.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen 3,25 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 253-17; V.H. 382.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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