1/2 Gold Écu `Klinkaart` - Philip the Good

€343,334.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1426
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Gold Ecu (Gouden schild)
CurrencyGroot (864-1506)
CompositionGold
Weight1.76 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Delmonte G#486
Obverse descriptionThe duke seated in a Gothic stall, a raised sword in his right hand, and his left hand resting on a Burgundian shield. All inside a polylobe
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse lettering✠ PH`S × DVX × BVRG` × COИ × FLAD` × HES × HOLZ3`
(Translation: Philip, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders, heir to Holland and Zeeland)
Reverse descriptionFloriate triple cross inside a quadrilobe with trefoils in the exterior angles.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering✠ XPC ⵓ VINCIT ⵓ XPC ⵓ REGNAT ⵓ XPC ⵓ IMPERAT
(Translation: Christ conquers, Christ rules, Christ commands)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1426)  - - 13 474
Catalog ID2751948390
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