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Lion Florin - Philip the Handsome Ghent Revolt
| Issuer | Ghent Mint |
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| Year | 1489 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a large heraldic shield bearing the rampant lion of Flanders, quartered by a long cross whose arms extend to the inner beaded border, dividing the field into four quarters. The shield is rendered in bold relief in the late Gothic manner typical of Burgundian Netherlands gold coinage. An inner beaded circle surrounds the central device. The circumferential legend in uncial Latin, separated by small fleurs-de-lis or stops, carries the devotional phrase invoking peace through divine virtue. The overall composition follows the established florin tradition of the County of Flanders. |
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The so-called Ghent Revolt coinage of 1488–1489 emerged directly from the city's imprisonment of the young Archduke Philip in February 1488 — a dramatic act of defiance by Ghent against the regency council governing the Habsburg Netherlands. The city held Philip for months, extracting political concessions, and struck coins in his name as a assertion of legitimate authority during the standoff. The florin references Philip as ruler while the issue itself was controlled entirely by a city in open rebellion against his guardians.
Delmonte's attribution places this among the rarer products of that brief, politically charged window before Philip was released in May 1489.