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1/2 Gold Real - Philip II with Portugal arms
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1585-1598 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing armored bust of Philip II, King of Spain, with short beard and ruffled collar, rendered in the bold relief characteristic of late 16th-century Flemish hammered coinage. A small mint mark star appears in the lower left field. The surrounding circular Latin legend reads DOMINVS MIHI ADIVTOR (The Lord is my helper), separated by pellet stops, running along the inner beaded border of the irregular flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | DOMINVS MIHI ADIVTOR (Translation: The Lord is my helper) |
| Reverse description | Central crowned composite shield of arms displaying the quartered heraldic escutcheon of Philip II, incorporating the arms of Castile, León, Aragon, Sicily, Granada, Austria, Burgundy (ancient and modern), Brabant, Flanders, Tyrol, and Portugal, the last confirming the post-1580 issue following the Iberian Union. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown and enclosed within a beaded border. The surrounding Latin legend PHS.D.G.HISP Z REX.DVX.BRA (Philip, by the grace of God, King of Spain etc., Duke of Brabant) runs along the coin's periphery, separated by pellet stops. |
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