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⅔ Sovereign - Albert and Isabella

Issuer Brabant, Duchy of
Year 1612-1613
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Full-length standing figures of Archduke Albert and Archduchess Isabella facing right, rendered in fine relief in the Habsburg court style. Albert appears on the left, armored and wearing a plumed helmet, holding a sword upright in his right hand; Isabella stands to his right, crowned and richly robed, holding a scepter. The pair are depicted in close proximity, conveying their joint sovereignty. A beaded inner circle frames the figures, with the Latin legend disposed around the periphery of the field.
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Reverse description The quartered arms of the Archdukes Albert and Isabella, combining the heraldic devices of Austria, Burgundy, Brabant, and their associated territories, displayed on a crowned shield of complex composite design. The shield is encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, with the pendant fleece visible at the base, conferring the highest chivalric distinction upon the arms. The crowned achievement is set against a plain field, with the Latin legend running around the periphery, incorporating the date divided across the design.
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