Groat - Albert of Bavaria

Issuer Hainaut, County of
Year 1389-1404
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Groat
Currency Gros (1071-1506)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.6 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hainaut#Suppl, XVIII
Obverse description Lozenge/diamond quartered with arms of Bavaria-Hainaut, surrounded by a curved four-sided border with trefoils at tips dividing legend
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering ALBERT` DVX ⵓ DEI GA`ⵓ CES hAnOnI` (a small face inside the A of ALBERT)
(Translation: Albert, by God`s grace Count of Hainaut)
Reverse description Winged cross with alternating lions and fleur-deagles in angles and H monogram of Hainaut in a quadrilobe at the center
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering ✠ mOnETA ⵓ nOV ⵓ FAC ⵓ In ⵓ VALEnCnEnS
(Translation: New coinage made in Valenciennes)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (1389-1404) - -
Numisquare ID 3420027170
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