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A large silver coin, sometimes known as a double Ducaton, struck by Philip II of Spain for Gueldres in the latter part of the sixteenth century. It has on the reverse eighteen crowned shields surrounding a central and larger shield of Spain. The name signifies osten- tatious or splendid.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)