LOW COUNTRIES, Breda. Besieged by the Spanish under Ambrosio Spínola, Marqués de los Balbases, July 1624-5 July 1625. AR 40 Stuiver Klippe (25x27mm, 9.53 g). Eighty Years’ War issue. Emission of January 1625. Dated 1625. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 764. Estimated: $ 750

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LOW COUNTRIES, Breda. Besieged by the Spanish under Ambrosio Spínola, Marqués de los Balbases, July 1624-5 July 1625. AR 40 Stuiver Klippe (25x27mm, 9.53 g). Eighty Years’ War issue. Emission of January 1625. Dated 1625. • BREDA • OBSESSA • 1625 •, crowned coat-of-arms of Maurits van Oranje; all within pearl border; 40 stamp above, civic coat-of-arms stamp to left and right, rose stamp below / Blank. Korchnak 112; Maillet pl. XVII, 13; CNM 2.09.9; Delmonte, Argent 322. Toned. Good VF.

Breda, a town in the Spanish Netherlands, was one of the lands of William the Silent, Prince of Orange, a major figure in the struggle for Dutch independence in the Eighty Years’ War. Maurice of Nassau, William’s son, was in command of the town when it was besieged in August of 1624 by Spanish troops under Ambrosio Spinola. The well-defended town eventually fell to the Spanish in June of 1625. Not long after the fall of Breda, however, the tide of the war began to turn against Spain. The Dutch and their allies grew increasingly powerful, and in 1637, Prince Frederick Henry of Orange retook the city. In 1648, the Dutch United Provinces were officially declared independent of Spain in the Treaty of Münster.

The Surrender of Breda, a painting by Diego Velásquez, vividly captures the end of the Spanish siege. The painting depicts the surrender of the Dutch by Justin of Nassau to the Spanish army. In his painting, Velásquez emphasizes the graciousness of the Spanish. He shows the two adversaries, Justin of Nassau and Ambrosio Spinola, meeting as if they are old friends. Spinola puts his hand on Justin’s shoulder, preventing him from kneeling, as if to reassure him that he will be treated with respect. The painting, completed ten years after this klippe was struck, is a fascinating depiction of the ideals of 17th century chivalry.

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CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Three – Lot 595-896 will be held Wednesday morning, 16 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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