Grafschaft Artois ½ Écu - Philip II, 1586 – 1598

½ Ecu aus Grafschaft Artois. Ausgegeben von 1586 bis 1598. Geprägt in Silver (.833). Durchmesser 36 mm, Gewicht 17.14 g.

Avers

Bust of Philip II to right. Mintmark and date below bust (Philip, by the grace of God, king of Spains, count of Artois)

Revers

Crowned coat of arms of Spain, Austria, Burgundy on a burgundian cross, flanked by two firesteels, bearing the jewel of the Golden Fleece ("The Lord is my help")