| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1577-1578 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Ecu (1/2 Daalder) |
| Currency | Gulden (1506-1713) |
| Composition | Silver (.750) |
| Weight | 15.24 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | GH#246-3b, Vanhoudt#375-BS |
| Obverse description | Half-length figure of Philip II left, crowned and holding scepter in right hand, left hand resting on quartered arms of Spain-Burgundy-Austria. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | PHS D G HISP Z REX DVX BRA (Translation: Philip, by God`s grace King of Spain and Duke of Brabant) |
| Reverse description | Four sets of crowned initials PH arranged radially with S at center to form a cross. Value flanking the center of cross, floral motif in each angle, all within thin inner circle. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | · PACE · ET · IVSTITIA · 15 B 77 (Translation: Peace and justice) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | B Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels,Belgium (983-2017) |
| Mintage | 1577 B - (fr) Atelier: Bruxelles - 176 058 1578 B - (fr) Atelier: Bruxelles - 21 950 |
| Numisquare ID | 8570339700 |
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