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1/5 Ecu - Philip II
| Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
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| Year | 1581-1582 |
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| Value | 1/5 Ecu (0.35) |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Philip II facing left, with curly hair and short beard, wearing a ruffled collar, rendered in high relief in the hammered style. The two-digit date appears below the bust, divided by the mint mark. The circumferential legend runs around the periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The complex quartered royal arms of Philip II, comprising the combined heraldic shields of Castile, León, Aragon, Granada, and associated territories, surmounted by an imperial crown and set upon a Burgundian cross. The shield is flanked on either side by a firesteel (fusil) of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The circumferential motto legend appears within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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