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[[Image:Neth JElsen 133-1340.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 133, lot 1340]]

This specimen was lot 1340 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it sold for €200 (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Hertogdom, Philips II (1555-1581), AR vijfde Philipsdaalder, 5566 (sic, i.p.v. 1566), Nijmegen. Vz/ Geharnast bb. r. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild op een Bourgondisch kruis tussen twee vuurijzers. Zeer zeldzaam. Zeer Fraai.'' (duchy of Gelderland, Philip II, 1555-81, silver fifth daalder of 1566, Nijmegen mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross with two jewels of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type represents a very early experiment with decimal coinage, over a century before Russia adopted her hundred kopeks = one ruble.

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 6,43 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 212-6d var.; CNM 2.17.20 var. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 133,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.. 

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1563 1/2 ecu|Brabant 1563 ''demi-écu philippe'']]
* [[Gelderland 1564 1/5 daalder|1564 ''vijfde Philipsdaalder'']]
* [[Gelderland 1564 1/2 daalder|1564 ''halve Philipsdaalder'']]
* [[Flanders 1566 1/5 ecu|Flanders 1566 ''cinquième d'écu'']]
* [[Brabant 1566(h) 1/5 ecu|Brabant 1566 ''cinquième d'écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1568 1/4 ecu|Brabant 1568 ''quart d'écu'']]
* [[Artois 1582 1/5 ecu]]
* [[Gelderland 1586 1/20 daalder|1586 ''twintigste Philipsdaalder'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1566]]
* return to coins of [[Netherlands, Spanish|Spanish Netherlands]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 133]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]