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1/2 Groat - Philip the Handsome, Regency
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1489-1490 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | The field is dominated by the quartered arms of Austria-Burgundy, a complex heraldic shield displaying the combined dynastic devices of the House of Habsburg and the Duchy of Burgundy, rendered in the Gothic style typical of late 15th-century Low Countries coinage. The shield is centrally placed and fills the flan, with individual quarterings clearly delineated. A circular legend in uncial Latin characters surrounds the heraldic device, separated from the field by a beaded inner border. The strike is irregular, consistent with hammered production, and wear is evident across the high points of the relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✿ PHI ° ARCHIDV ° AVST ° BVR ° CO ° HO (Translation: Phillip, Archduke of Austria, Burgundy, Count of Holland) |
| Reverse description | A short floriated cross occupies the center of the field, its arms terminating in decorative floral or trefoil finials in the Gothic manner. At the crossing of the arms, a rosette is set within a diamond-shaped lozenge, serving as the central ornament. The cross divides the field into four quadrants, each plain. A circular legend in uncial Latin surrounds the design, enclosed within a beaded border at the periphery. The overall composition is characteristic of Burgundian Netherlands billon coinage of the late 15th century. |
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