1/2 Real `Spanish` - Philip the Handsome

€96,217.00
IssuerFlanders, County of
Year1505
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Real (Spaanse reaal) (3)
CurrencyGroot (864-1506)
CompositionSilver (.895)
Weight1.72 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) GH#165-5Bis, Vanhoudt#198·BG
Obverse descriptionCrowned F I monogram. Legend begins with lion.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse letteringPhS : Z : IOANNA : DEI : GRA : REX : Z: REGINA
(Translation: Phillip and Joanna, by God`s grace King and Queen)
Reverse descriptionBurgundian cross with castle, pomegranate, firesteel (briquet/vuurijzer) and lion in the angles.
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse lettering⚜ CASTELLE : LEGOIS : Z :C ARChIDVC : AVST : Z : C
(Translation: ... of Castile, Leon, and Archduke of Austria, etc.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1505  - Mint: Brugge -
Catalog ID3989160550
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