| Issuer | Guelders, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1423-1473 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Florin (Gulden) |
| Currency | Groot (1046-1506) |
| Composition | Gold (.500) (Fineness differed. Initially it was .771, but was soon lowered to .500) |
| Weight | 2.99 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Fr#56, Delmonte G#604, vdCh 2#10.3 |
| Obverse description | Saint John the Baptist, nimbate and facing, dressed in angora coat, holding staff with (Guelder?) cross in his hand and Christian cross between feet. Legend ends with mint mark (lion). |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
| Obverse lettering | · ✠ S · IOHAHNES BATISTA · (Translation: Saint John the Baptist) |
| Reverse description | Five shields with the coats of arms arranged in shape of cross, within quadrilobe: top: Arnhem, middle line: Roermond, Nijmegen, Zutphen, bottom: fantasy shield? |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
| Reverse lettering | ✠ DVX · ARNOLD`· GEL· Z · IVL· Z · COMIS· Z · (Translation: Duke Arnold of Gelderland and Julich, Count of Zutphen) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (1423-1473) - (fr) Ateliers: Nimègue ou Zutphen - |
| Numisquare ID | 8941306610 |
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