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Gold Écu 'Klinckaert' - Philip the Good, Regent
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1425-1427 |
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| Value | Gold Chair (Gouden schild) |
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| Obverse description | Philip the Good depicted enthroned in full regalia within a Gothic architectural canopy, his figure shown facing forward in three-quarter view. The duke is crowned and holds an upright sword in his right hand as a symbol of sovereign authority, while his left hand rests upon a shield charged with the arms of Burgundy. The throne is rendered in fine Gothic tracery, lending the composition a distinctly late medieval character. The peripheral legend, rendered in uncial script, identifies Philip by his principal titles as Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders, and heir to Holland and Zeeland. |
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| Obverse lettering | Ph`S ⁑ DVX ⁑ BVRG × × COM` × FLAD` ⁑ hES ⁑ hOL`Z3 (Translation: Philip, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders, heir to Holland and Zeeland) |
| Reverse description | A floriated cross with elaborate foliate terminations is set within a quadrilobe frame, the angles between the lobes filled with trefoil ornaments. The quatrefoil border creates a series of cusped arches that frame the central cross in a manner characteristic of Burgundian gold coinage of the early fifteenth century. The design is neatly contained within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, in uncial script, bears the traditional Christogram invocation divided by pellet stops. |
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