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Groat - Philip the Handsome
| Issuer | Guelders, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1493-1494 |
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| Reference(s) | GH#102-4, vdCh 2#15.8 |
| Obverse description | Central crowned eightfold quartered shield bearing the combined arms of Austria-Burgundy, with the escutcheon of Gelderland superimposed at the center. The shield displays the characteristic diagonal stripes of Austria and the Burgundian lion quarterings in a complex heraldic arrangement typical of the Habsburgian-Burgundian dynastic coinage. The crowned helm above the shield is rendered in the Gothic style characteristic of late 15th-century Low Countries minting. The entire device is surrounded by a circular beaded border enclosing the circumferential legend in uncial Gothic lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A bold long cross pattee extending to the legend border divides the reverse field into four quarters. In the angles of the cross appear alternating devices: fleur-de-lis and lion passant separated by small rings, with a fleur-de-lis at the central crossing point of the cross. The angular terminals of the cross pattee are clearly defined in the hammered fabric. A circumferential legend in uncial Gothic lettering runs between the inner and outer beaded borders, interrupted by the arms of the cross. |
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