1/2 Guilder - Philip the Handsome

€398,121.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1489-1492
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Florin (Guilder)
CurrencyGroot (864-1506)
CompositionGold (.792)
Weight1.68 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Delmonte G#500, GH#81-5
Obverse descriptionAustria-Burgundy arms in front of full-length figure of St. Philip, holding long cross.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringPhI * AR * AV ***BG * CO * FL *
(Translation: Philip, Archduke of Austria, Burgundy, Count of Flanders.)
Reverse descriptionCrowned imperial arms.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering✣ mAXIm * REX * ROmAnORV * PAT
(Translation: Maximmilian, King of the Romans and Father.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1489-1492)  - - 19 583
Catalog ID5547257180
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