Resumen de Jetons de la maison des souverains et princes des Pays-Bas au XVIe siècle
Jettons whose purpose was to assist the monarch’s households with their accounts were regularly struck in the monetary workshops of the Southern Netherlands during the Burgundian period. This article concerns the traditions for these jetons that were followed into the 16th century. From 1517, the court became increasingly itinerant, and we note the striking of jettons for the household of Charles V, when he resided outside the Netherlands, to become episodic. In 1548 Charles V initiated a re-organization of the household of his son, Philip. This was based on the Burgundian model and was spearheaded by the Duke of Alba. From 1549, the year of Philip’s inauguration in the Netherlands, a remarkable series of jettons (the legends of the reverse are in the Spanish language) was struck annually for his household. In 1560, Philip left the Netherlands for good to reside in Spain. His court became sedentary and established itself in Madrid in 1561. This tradition of local minting of jettons continued until 1588. The governors of the Netherlands had a smaller household. Specific jettons for their accounting needs were also struck in the official mints but in fewer quantities and departments.
