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1 Crown - Philip II
| Issuer | Duchy of Brabant |
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| Year | 1560-1581 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a floriated cross with fleurs-de-lis at each terminal, the junction ornamented with a quatrefoil boss. The four quadrants between the arms are occupied by alternating heraldic charges — rampant lions and small mullets or stars — in high hammered relief. The peripheral legend in Latin reads PHS · D · G · HISP · Z · REX · DVX · BRA, abbreviating Philip II's royal and ducal titles, rendered in bold Gothic characters around the full circumference of the irregularly shaped flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | PHS · D · G · HISP · Z · REX · DVX · BRA |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the large, crowned quartered royal arms of Philip II of Spain within a shield, incorporating the castles of Castile, the lions of León, the pales of Aragon, and the fleurs-de-lis of the house of Burgundy-Habsburg, with the Granada pomegranate in the base quarter. The initial letter P appears flanked on either side of the shield, denoting the Antwerp mint mark. The surrounding circumferential legend in Latin — DOMINVS MIHI ADIVTOR P P — translates as 'The Lord is my helper,' a standard Habsburgdevotional motto, struck in bold Gothic lettering on the irregularly hammered gold flan. |
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