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Silver Fleece - Philip the Handsome Maastricht
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1500-1502 |
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| Value | 1 Silver Fleece (6) |
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| Obverse description | At center, the crowned composite arms of Austria-Burgundy are displayed within a shaped shield, encircled by the ornate collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The collar links are rendered in fine detail characteristic of late-Gothic hammered coinage. The heraldic composition fills the field, with the legend running in uncial Latin characters around the periphery. The design reflects the dynastic ambitions of Philip the Handsome as ruler of the Burgundian inheritance. |
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| Reverse description | A floriated cross occupies the central field, its arms terminating in decorative foliate extensions typical of the late-Gothic Burgundian minting tradition. At the center of the cross appears the mint mark of Maastricht, a star, serving as the point of intersection for the surrounding legend. The peripheral Latin inscription, rendered in uncial characters, is interrupted and intersected by the arms of the cross. The date 1502 appears incorporated within the legend, providing a precise terminus for this emission. The overall composition is characteristic of Philip the Handsome's monetary reform coinage struck at the Vroehof mint in Maastricht. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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