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1 Groat - William V of Bavaria shield

Issuer Holland, County of
Year 1388
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Currency Groot (-1506)
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Obverse description Central field displays a quartered heraldic shield bearing the combined arms of Bavaria (lozengy) and Holland (a lion rampant), set within a cusped trilobe frame with trefoil ornaments at each lobe junction. The shield is rendered in the Gothic heraldic style typical of late 14th-century Low Countries coinage. A beaded inner circle encloses the central device, with the circumferential legend running between the inner and outer beaded borders. The overall composition is characteristic of Flemish-influenced groat coinage of the period.
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Obverse lettering ✠ GVILLELm ⁑ DVX ⁑ COm ⁑ hOLAnD` ⁑ Z ⁑ ZELA`
(Translation: Duke William, Count of Holland and Zeeland)
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