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Groat - Albert of Bavaria Shield
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1391 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central quartered shield bearing the combined arms of Holland and Bavaria — the upper-left and lower-right quarters displaying the horizontal stripes of Bavaria, and the upper-right and lower-left quarters bearing the rampant lion of Holland — set within a cusped trilobe frame with pointed Gothic corner projections filling the intervening spaces. The heraldic shield is boldly rendered in high relief typical of late 14th-century Low Countries hammered coinage. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding outer legend. The circumferential Latin legend, interrupted by pellet stops, reads: ALBERTVS DVX COM HOL Z 3ELA, identifying the issuer as Duke Albert, Count of Holland and Zeeland. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée with flared arms extends to a beaded inner circle, dividing that circle into four equal quadrants and bisecting the inner legend which runs between the beaded inner circle and a second beaded ring. The four arms of the cross are plain and broad, characteristic of the late medieval groot coinage of the Low Countries. Between the two beaded circles an inner circular legend reads the continuation of the religious invocation, while the outer legend beyond the second beaded ring bears the mint attribution MONETA HOLAND. The overall design follows the standard double-legend groat typology common to the County of Holland in the late 14th century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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