Spanish Netherlands Jeton (Rekenpenning) 1563 Piety of the of Philip II of Spain & the Establishment of New Dioceses. XF

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1563, Spanish Netherland. Piety of the of Philip II of Spain & the Establishment of New Dioceses. Copper Jeton.

Mint Year: 1563
References: Dugniolle 2345.
Condition: Minor digs and small scratches, otherwise a nice XF!
Denomination: Jeton (Rekenpenning - A small medallic token used for propaganda purposes & financial calculations) - Piety of the of Philip II of Spain & the Establishment of New Dioceses.
Material: Copper
Diameter: 28mm
Weight: 4.28gm

Obverse: Armored and draped bust of Philip II of Spain right. All within wreath.


Reverse: Circular temple above date (1563). Legend around.
Legend: PIETAS PHILIPPI



The 1563—roughly coinciding with the end of the Council of Trent —period marked the crucial, and highly contentious, implementation phase of a major ecclesiastical reorganization of the Spanish Netherlands, initiated by King Philip II and approved by Pope Paul IV in 1559.

Philip II funded these new dioceses by attaching revenue-heavy, autonomous Benedictine abbeys to them. The abbots of these abbeys lost their seats in the provincial States of Brabant, undermining local autonomy.

The reorganization was seen as a way to introduce the strict Spanish Inquisition, fueling Protestant resistance and contributing directly to the discontent that led to the Eighty Years' War.







Philip II, King of Spain 1556-1598. Son of Emperor Charles V (King Charles I of Spain), founder of the Spanish line of Habsburg. * 1527 Valladolid, †1598 Escorial near Madrid. Philip II received from his father the following contries: in 1540 the Duchy of Milan, in 1554 the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily and in 1555/56 the Netherlands, the Franche-Comté and Spain with its colonies. In 1580 Philip also claimed and took over Portugal. He strove for Spanish world supremacy and fought for the counter-reformation. He was married four times: Maria of Portugal (*1526, †1545 following the birth of Don Carlos), Queen Mary Tudor of England (1554, †1558), Elizabeth of Valois, daughter of King Henry II of France (1559, †1568) and finally, in 1570, Anna of Austria, daughter of Emperor Maximilian II. King Philip II fought successfully against France (1557-1559), against the Turks (Juan d'Austria's victory near Lepanto in 1571) and against Mediterranean pirates. However, his attempt to conquer England failed (destruction of the Armada in 1588, sea-battle of Cádiz in 1596), as did his efforts to subdue the revolting Netherlands (secession of the northern provinces). Philip's ongoing war efforts overstrained his financial and economic resources and eventually led to the decline of Spanish supremacy.

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