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Sterling - Guy of Dampierre shield
| Issuer | Namur, County of |
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| Year | 1283-1293 |
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| Currency | Groot (-1506) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the heraldic shield of Namur, displaying a rampant lion to the left charged with a narrow diagonal band (baton sinister). The shield is presented in the typical hammered esterlin style. A three-part circumscribed legend in Gothic lettering encircles the central device, identifying the issuer as Marquis of Namur. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAR ChION AMVRC (Translation: Marquis of Namur) |
| Reverse description | A long double cross extends to the inner circle, dividing the field into four quarters. Three annelets are placed in each angle formed by the arms of the cross, a motif characteristic of Low Countries sterlings of this period. Two concentric circular legends intersect the cross arms, identifying the issuer as Guy, Count of Flanders, in abbreviated Gothic lettering. |
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