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1 Gulden 'St. Jansgoudgulden' - Reinhard von Schoonvorst
| Issuer | Valkenburg, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1354-1356 |
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| Value | Florin (Gulden) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large Florentine-style fleur-de-lis rendered in the tradition of the Florentine gold florin, with three symmetrical petals rising from a decorative base, the lateral petals flanking the central stamen. The lily is depicted in high relief with crosshatched shading on the central petal, closely following the Florentine prototype. A beaded inner circle frames the device, with the legend running between the inner circle and the beaded outer border. |
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| Reverse description | Saint John the Baptist depicted standing, facing front, in long robes, holding a long processional cross over his left shoulder. The figure is rendered in the Florentine florin tradition, with the saint occupying the full height of the inner field. The legend, running between the beaded inner circle and the outer border, terminates with a small eagle, serving as a mintmaster's or lordship mark. The overall composition closely mirrors the reverse type of the Florentine florin adapted for the Lordship of Valkenburg. |
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Reinhard von Schoonvorst issued this gulden under the authority of the Lordship of Valkenburg during a period when lower Rhenish lords were aggressively exploiting the demand for gold coinage along the Rhine trade routes. The St. Jansgoudgulden type drew directly on the Florentine florin model that had swept European commerce after mid-century, with regional lords effectively free-riding on the florin's established credibility.
Valkenburg's minting rights were perpetually contested, and production windows were narrow — hence the tight two-year attribution bracket for this issue.