1 Groat 'Braspenning' - John the Fearless

John the Fearless inherited Flanders through his wife Margaret of Bavaria and ruled the county while simultaneously maneuvering for control of the French crown during the chaos of Charles VI's mental incapacity. The braspenning denomination — the name derived from "bras," a Low Countries term for a base or small coin — was a workhorse of Flemish trade commerce, circulating heavily through the cloth markets of Ghent and Bruges. Heavy circulation is the norm for survivors.

John was assassinated on the bridge at Montereau in 1419 by partisans of the Dauphin, ending a minting program that had already been interrupted repeatedly by his political absences from the county.