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2 Groats - Albert of Bavaria
| Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
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| Year | 1389-1404 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Within a polylobe border, a quartered lozenge (losange) bearing the combined arms of Bavaria and Hainaut — respectively, the Bavarian lozengy field and the Hainaut lion — arranged in alternating quarters. The surrounding circular legend, separated by trefoil stops, commences with a trefoil and is rendered in Gothic majuscule script. |
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| Obverse lettering | ALBERTVS ⵓ DVX ⵓ DEI ⵓ GRA ⵓ COmES ⵓ hAnOnIE (Translation: Duke Albert, by God`s grace Count of Hainaut) |
| Reverse description | A floriated cross occupying the full field, with a quadrilobe at the center enclosing an H monogram. In each of the four angles formed by the arms of the cross, alternating heraldic charges appear — lions and spread eagles — referencing the dual dignities of the issuing count. The circumferential legend in Gothic majuscule is separated by trefoil stops. |
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