1/4 Daalder `Ecu des Etats` - States in Revolt

€2.00
IssuerSpanish Netherlands (County of Flanders, Belgian States)
Year1577-1578
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Daalder (⅖)
CurrencyGulden (1506-1713)
CompositionSilver
Weight7.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Gelder Hoc#247-7 S
Obverse descriptionHalf-length figure of Philip II left, crowned and holding scepter in right hand, left hand resting on quartered arms of Spain-Burgundy-Austria.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringPHS D G HISP Z REX COM FLAN
(Translation: Philip, King of Spain, etc., Count of Flanders.)
Reverse descriptionFour 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 scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPACE ET IVSTITIA 1578 8 S S
(Translation: Peace and Justice)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1577  - -
1578  - -
Catalog ID2586009560
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