1 Escalin - Philip IV

Tournai's escalin coinage under Philip IV occupied an awkward administrative position — the city was a Spanish-held enclave deep within the Southern Netherlands, periodically threatened by French forces throughout the Thirty Years' War and its aftermath. The mint operated under persistent pressure from Brussels to conform to broader Habsburg monetary policy, which it did imperfectly and intermittently.

The 43-year span of this type reflects less continuity than interruption: French sieges, occupation in 1651, and the eventual cession of Tournai to Louis XIV in 1667 by the Treaty of Breda's aftermath all disrupted regular striking. Survivors in collectible condition are relatively scarce given the extended nominal production window.