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1 Groat - Charles V
| Issuer | Flanders, County of |
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| Year | 1506-1518 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The field is dominated by the quartered shield of Austria-Burgundy, displaying the arms of Austria (barry of six gules and argent), Burgundy ancient (bendy of six or and azure with a bordure gules), Burgundy modern (France ancient with a bordure compony), and Brabant (or, a lion sable), surmounted by a central escutcheon bearing the lion of Flanders. The composite shield is surrounded by an ornate cusped inner border with decorative quatrefoil elements visible at the upper angles. A crown of elaborate Gothic design surmounts the shield. The entire device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circumferential legend in Gothic lettering arranged between the inner beaded ring and the outer toothed rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ♚ MON ⨯ARG ⨯ ARCHID ⨯ AVTRIE ⨯ DVX ⨯ BVRS ⨯ CO` ⨯ F (Translation: Silver coinage of the Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders) |
| Reverse description | A long cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, with a lily mintmark at the center intersection. The angles contain alternating heraldic charges: two rampant lions of Flanders and two fleur-de-lis, each device placed in the corresponding quarter. The cross arms extend to the inner beaded border, and the circumferential legend in Gothic letters runs between the inner ring and the outer toothed rim, reading the devotional phrase invoking the blessing of the Lord's name. |
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