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Florin - George of Austria
| Issuer | Liege, Prince-bishopric of |
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| Year | 1544-1545 |
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| Reference(s) | Delmonte G#340, Dengis Liege#870 |
| Obverse description | Armored equestrian figure of George of Austria facing right, depicted astride a rearing horse and brandishing a sword, rendered in bold relief in the Gothic tradition of late medieval hammered coinage. The rider wears a crowned helmet and full plate armor, with a large quartered heraldic shield displayed beneath the horse, charged with the arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Liege and associated territories. Two lion supporters flank the shield at the base of the field. The peripheral legend, separated from the central device by an inner beaded border, reads GEORGIVS AB AVSTREA, identifying the issuer as George of Austria. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS ⸰ AB ⸰AVSTREA (Translation: George of Austria.) |
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George of Austria, an illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I, held the see of Liège from 1544 until his death in 1557 — one of several ecclesiastical appointments the Habsburgs used to extend influence over the Prince-bishopric. This florin was struck during the first two years of his reign, before his administration had fully consolidated control over a territory that had spent much of the preceding century in violent conflict with Burgundian and Habsburg power. Dengis catalogues this type as distinctly scarce in collectible condition, a reflection of the period's disrupted monetary output rather than low original mintage.