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Gold Écu 'Klinkaart' - Philip the Good
| Issuer | Flanders, County of |
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| Year | 1426-1427 |
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| Value | 1 Gold Ecu (Gouden schild) |
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| Obverse description | Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, enthroned within a Gothic stall (throne), depicted in full frontal view. The duke holds an upraised sword in his right hand as a symbol of sovereign authority, while his left hand rests upon a Burgundian shield bearing the arms of Burgundy. The entire composition is enclosed within a polylobe border, a characteristic Gothic framing device. The field surrounding the enthroned figure is plain, with the ornate Gothic architectural setting rendered in fine hammered relief. The encircling legend appears between the polylobe and the outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | A floriated triple cross, characteristic of the Burgundian écu coinage, occupies the centre of the design, its arms extending to the inner border. The cross is contained within a quadrilobe frame, with stylized trefoil ornaments filling each of the four exterior angles between the lobes. The overall design follows the standard reverse type of the Burgundian gold shield coinage, with the religious legend referencing the Christus Vincit formula running along the outer circumference between double borders. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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