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Groat 'Tournois' - William III of Bavaria
| Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
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| Year | 1361-1389 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylised Gothic 'H' monogram of Hainaut, closely modelled on the châtel tournois motif of the French gros tournois, rendered in relief within a beaded inner circle. Surrounding the central device is an inner legend separated by a beaded border, with a further border of twelve fleur-de-lis alternating with pellets within circles forming the outer ring. The overall design reflects the strong Tournois influence prevalent in Hainaut coinage of the mid-to-late fourteenth century. The legends are executed in Gothic majuscule lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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William III ruled Hainaut from 1356 until his death in 1389, and his groat tournois issues follow the French gros tournois model that had dominated low-country silver coinage since Philip IV of France standardized the type in the late 13th century. By William's reign, the tournois format had been widely imitated across the Low Countries for decades, each local lord adjusting fineness and weight to suit fiscal pressures — Hainaut was no exception.
The Hainaut#103 reference places this piece within a well-documented sequence, though die variety attribution within William III's issues remains an area where specialist literature is still not fully settled.