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Gold Lion - Philip the Good
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1454-1455 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A heraldic lion rampant, facing left, is depicted seated within an ornate Gothic architectural canopy or niche, rendered in fine relief characteristic of Burgundian hammered coinage. The field is framed by the canopy's elaborate tracery, with foliate cresting visible at the top. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin reads continuously around the coin's inner border, naming Philip by his titles as Duke of Burgundy and Count of Holland and Zeeland. The overall design reflects the refined Gothic artistic style prevalent in the Low Countries during the mid-fifteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | At the center, a quartered shield of Burgundy — displaying the arms of Burgundy ancient, Burgundy modern, Brabant, and Flanders — is superimposed upon a floriated cross whose expanding arms terminate in trefoil or fleur-de-lis finials, filling the quadrants of the field with decorative foliage. The shield is elaborately detailed with the heraldic charges rendered in fine hammered relief. An inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding legend. The continuous uncial Latin legend around the border carries the devotional inscription invoking the blessing of the Lord's name. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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