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1 Gold Ecu - Ferdinand of Bavaria Late type
| Issuer | Prince-bishopric of Liege |
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| Year | 1631-1644 |
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| Currency | Florin Brabant-Liege (1545-1650) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a floriated cross composed of four elaborate lis-tipped arms, each canton adorned with a heraldic device or floral ornament in the Gothic tradition characteristic of late medieval gold écus. The cross is rendered in high relief with decorative foliage filling the spaces between the arms. A circular inner beaded border frames the design, with the Latin legend running between the inner and outer borders. The overall composition follows the traditional écu au soleil/croix de style associated with ecclesiastical gold coinage of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the arms of Ferdinand of Bavaria as Prince-Bishop of Liège: a large quartered shield displaying the checky coat of arms of Bavaria combined with the arms of the Prince-Bishopric, surmounted by an elaborate episcopal crown. The shield is flanked by decorative acanthus-scroll supporters and rests within a beaded inner circle. The Latin legend surrounding the shield identifies Ferdinand's ecclesiastical and secular titles, reading between the inner and outer borders in a style consistent with hammered gold coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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