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Patagon - Albert and Isabella
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1616-1619 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | A large Burgundian cross occupies the center of the field, with a firesteel at the crossing point emitting sparks, and the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended below. Two crowned royal monograms flank the cross on either side. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend running along the outer margin. The design reflects the characteristic Burgundian-Habsburg iconographic tradition of the Spanish Netherlands period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Patagon was introduced across the Spanish Netherlands by a 1612 edict of the Archdukes Albert and Isabella, intended to create a unified heavy silver trade coin competitive with the German Reichstaler circulating throughout the same markets. Luxembourg's output was modest relative to Antwerp or Brabant, making issues from this mint considerably harder to locate today. Albert died in 1613 — before this specific date range — meaning coins struck 1616–1619 were issued under Isabella's regency alone, though the joint portrait and titulature were retained by convention until her death in 1633.