Sterling - Arnold V Shield, rosettes

Arnold V of Loon issued this sterling in direct imitation of the English penny — a deliberate monetary strategy that allowed Flemish and Lotharingian lords to participate in the high-quality silver trade currency that dominated northwestern European commerce in the late thirteenth century. The County of Loon, wedged between the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and the Duchy of Brabant, had limited independent monetary reach, making these imitative issues a pragmatic solution rather than a prestige project.

Arnold V died in 1292 without male heirs, and Loon was absorbed into Liège shortly after — making this a product of the county's final years of genuine autonomy.