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1/2 Gold Écu 'Klinckaert' - Philip the Good, Regent
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1425-1428 |
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| Reference(s) | Delmonte G#739 |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | An ornate floriated cross occupies the central field, its arms elegantly decorated with foliage and floral motifs in the Burgundian Gothic tradition. The cross is set within a quatrefoil frame, with a trefoil ornament placed in each of the four exterior angles between the lobes. The overall design creates a rich, symmetrical composition typical of the gold écu coinage of the period. The circumferential legend in Latin uncial script carries the devotional acclamation of Christ's authority, separated by pellet stops. |
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Philip the Good inherited the County of Holland in 1428 following the death of Jacqueline of Bavaria, but the years 1425–1428 represent his period as regent — a contested status that Jacqueline never fully accepted and that produced a parallel coinage problem: two competing authorities issuing in the same territory. The "Klinckaert" designation is not a type name Philip chose; it is a contemporary merchant term derived from the coin's distinctive ring when tested on a counting board, a detail that appears in surviving Flemish account records.