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Blanc with shield at seven quarters - Philip III
| Issuer | Burgundy, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1439-1452 |
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| Value | 1 Blanc = 60 Patards = 30 Groschen (1⁄80) |
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| Obverse lettering | + PHS DVX ET COMES BVRGOND (Translation: Philip, duke and count of Burgundy.) |
| Reverse description | Central floriated cross with expanded, lily-shaped terminals occupying the full inner field, dividing the quarters into alternating motifs of fleurs-de-lis and rampant lions passant, emblematic of the dual Burgundian and French dynastic heritage. The arms of each quarter are rendered in bold relief characteristic of hammered billon coinage. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding Gothic circumscription in the outer margin. The overall composition reflects the formal heraldic idiom prevalent in Burgundian monetary art of the mid-fifteenth century. |
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Philip III — "the Good" — issued this billon coinage during the period when Burgundy functioned, in practical terms, as the wealthiest and most powerful state in northern Europe, regularly outspending the French crown. The duchy's monetary administration during these years was notably aggressive, with Philip establishing or reorganizing mints at multiple locations across his sprawling territories to meet demand from trade networks stretching from the North Sea ports to the Rhône valley.
The Boudeau variety designation signals meaningful die or compositional divergence from the base type — worth cross-referencing against the Dumas classification before attributing too narrowly.