Netherlands, Geuzenpenning or 'Beggar's Badge', 1566, attributed to Jacques Jonghelinck, silver gilt ovoid 21x26mm., with loop for suspension, cuirassed bust of Philip II, left, ENTOVT FIDELLES AV ROY, rev. clasped hands holding a double begging bowl, TVSQVES A PORTER LA BESACE (VL I,85; Simonis XIII/4), loops for suspension, contemporary cast

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Netherlands, Geuzenpenning or 'Beggar's Badge', 1566, attributed to Jacques Jonghelinck, silver gilt ovoid 21x26mm., with loop for suspension, cuirassed bust of Philip II, left, ENTOVT FIDELLES AV ROY, rev. clasped hands holding a double begging bowl, TVSQVES A PORTER LA BESACE (VL I,85; Simonis XIII/4), loops for suspension, contemporary cast

Lot Essay

A group of nobles under the leadership of the Count of Brederode took the name 'Beggars' following their presentation of a petition to Margaret of Parma and a derisory remark made about them. The group was opposed to Spanish policy and the enforcement of the Inquisition in the Netherlands