Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/2 Noble
| Issuer | Province of Zeeland (Dutch Republic) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1583-1585 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | A crowned ruler is depicted facing forward, standing upright within a ship, holding a raised sword in the right hand and a shield bearing the arms of Zeeland — charged with a rampant lion emerging from waves — in the left. The vessel's hull and rigging are rendered in fine relief, conveying the maritime character of the province. The composition closely follows the English Noble prototype, adapted for Zeeland's civic identity. A beaded inner border separates the central design from the surrounding Latin legend in the field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A floriated cross of Gothic design occupies the centre of the reverse, set within a multilobed tressure formed by cusped arches. Crowned lions passant guardant and fleurs-de-lis alternate in the spandrels between the arms of the cross and the lobes of the inner border, reflecting the heraldic vocabulary of the late medieval Low Countries. The overall design is richly detailed in the hammered style, with fine interior ornament visible within each lobe. The circular Latin legend surrounding the composition includes the date and mint mark, separated by pellets. The Middelburg mint mark (a tower or rook symbol) appears within the legend. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | · MONETA · NOVA · AVREA · COMIT · ZELAN · 83 · ♜ (Translation: New Gold Money of the County of Zeeland) |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |