Gold Écu `Klinkaart` - Philip the Good

€312,956.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1426-1427
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Gold Ecu (Gouden schild)
CurrencyGroot (864-1506)
CompositionGold (.708)
Weight3.6 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DePas#20, 39#, Delmonte G#485
Obverse descriptionThe duke seated in a Gothic stall, raised sword in his right hand, his left hand resting on a Burgundian shield. All inside a polylobe
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse lettering✠ PhS ⁑ DVX ⁑ BVRG × COM × FLAD ⁑ HES ⁑ HOLZ 3
(Translation: Philip, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders, heir to Holland and Zeeland)
Reverse descriptionFloriate triple cross inside a quadrilobe with trefoils in the exterior angles
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering✠ XPC ⵓ VINCIT ⵓ XPC ⵓ REGNAT ⵓ XPC ⵓ IMPERAT
(Translation: Christ conquers, Christ rules, Christ commands)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1426-1427)  - - 118 206
Catalog ID6201289290
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