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1 Schelling - Ernest of Lynden Brabant type

Issuer Lordship of Reckem (Reckheim)
Year 1636
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Weight 4.7 g
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Obverse description Crowned quartered shield of arms at center, flanked by the divided date across the field, with a Burgundian cross in the lower portion of the composition. The crown above the shield is rendered in relief typical of hammered coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with the Latin legend running along the outer circumference of the flan.
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Reverse description A rampant lion facing left, depicted in the Brabantine heraldic tradition, holding an upright sword in its raised right forepaw while resting its left forepaw upon a tilted oval escutcheon bearing the arms of the lordship. The lion is rendered in bold relief characteristic of hammered silver coinage. A beaded inner border surrounds the central device, with the Latin monetary legend distributed around the periphery of the flan.
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