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1 Crown 'Pistolet / Crown with snake' - Wilhelm V von Bronckhorst
| Issuer | Batenburg, Barony of |
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| Year | 1556-1573 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | The Brazen Serpent of Moses coiled around a crucifix set atop a mound representing Calvary, with a crescent below serving as a symbol of divinity. The design is rendered in a bold, relief style characteristic of mid-sixteenth-century hammered gold coinage. A circular legend in Latin surrounds the central motif, separated from the inner field by a beaded border. The composition references the biblical typological parallel between the elevated serpent and the crucified Christ, as cited in John 3:14. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large, ornately decorated lily cross (croix fleuronnée) occupies the central field, with elaborate foliate terminals extending toward the coin's edge in each cardinal direction. The arms of the cross are richly ornamented with fleur-de-lis-style flourishes, reflecting the artistic conventions of Netherlandish Renaissance goldsmithing. A circular Latin legend surrounds the cross within a beaded border, identifying the coin as new gold money of Batenburg. The overall composition closely follows the type of the contemporary French écu au soleil, adapted for the Barony of Batenburg under Wilhelm V von Bronckhorst. |
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