1 Groat 'Compagnon' - Louis II

€1.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1346-1364
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groschen (Groot)
CurrencyGroot (864-1506)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight3.3 g
Dimensions26.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Boudeau#2230, VGF#219-221, De Mey Flandr#206-211
Obverse descriptionRampant lion left surrounded by legend (starting with a small cross) and a border of one lion and eleven parsley leaves.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering✠ MOnETA FLAnD`
(Translation: Coinage of Flanders.)
Reverse descriptionLong cross divides inner legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBnDICTV: SIT: nOME: DnI: nRI: IhV: XPI: LUDOVIC` x COMES
(Translation: Blessed be the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Count Louis.)
Edge
MintBruges, Belgium (864-1754)
Ghent, Belgium
Mechelen, Belgium(1346-1585)
MintageND (1346)  - Emission I - Ghent - 719 994
ND (1346-1351)  - Emission II - Ghent, Bruges - 13 869 824
ND (1346-1364)  - Bruges, Ghent or Mechelen - 66 557 053
ND (1351-1353)  - Emission III - Bruges - 8 197 860
ND (1353-1354)  - Emission IV - Bruges - 318 120
ND (1354-1359)  - Emission V - Ghent, Mechelen - 22 644 213
ND (1359-1361)  - Emission VI - Ghent, Mechelen - 9 681 000
ND (1361-1362)  - Emission VII - Ghent - 1 989 000
ND (1363-1364)  - Emission VIII - Mechelen - 456 300
Catalog ID4420614110
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