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1/3 Gold Lion - Philip the Good
| Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
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| Year | 1454-1455 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | é PhS × DEI × GRA × DVX × BVRG ×CO × HANOIE (Translation: Philip, by God`s grace Duke of Burgundy, Count of Hainaut) |
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| Reverse lettering | ✠ SIT × NOMEN × DOMINI × BENEDICTVM (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord) |
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Philip the Good struck this fractional gold issue in the mid-1450s at a moment when his Burgundian administration was actively consolidating monetary policy across his patchwork of Low Countries territories. Hainaut maintained its own mint rights under Burgundian overlordship, and these fractional lions represent the practical coinage of daily high-value commerce rather than prestige striking.
The 1454–1455 window coincides with Philip's preparations for a crusade against the Ottomans following the fall of Constantinople — a campaign that consumed enormous diplomatic energy and financial resources but never materialized.