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Revision as of 12:15, 20 September 2023
This specimen was lot 2516 in Sincona sale 57 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$417 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIUM | Tournai, Herrschaft, Philipp II. 1555-1598. 1/2 Taler 1585, Tournai. Sogenannter 1/2 Philippstaler. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Gutes sehr schön. Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt. (lordship of Tournai, Philip II, 1555-98, half thaler of 1585, Tournai mint, the so-called half philippsdaalder. Very rare date, Good very fine, Extraordinarily well struck.)"
The Netherlands, which then comprised all of the Low Countries, fell to the king of Spain on the extinction of the Burgundian dukes in 1477. The northern provinces converted to Lutheranism and later Calvinism during the Reformation but the southern provinces (today Belgium) remained Catholic. Hence, when the northern provinces revolted against king Philip, the southern provinces remained loyal and served as the base for Spanish attacks on the north. The Spanish were unable to conquer the rebels and were eventually forced to recognize their independence in 1648. The Spanish Netherlands passed to Austria upon the extinction of the Spanish Hapsburgs in 1700.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 17.00 g.
Catalog reference: Vanhoudt 301 TO.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
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