Luxembourg ½ Gros - Philippe I the Handsome, 1502 – 1503

½ Gros - Philippe I the Handsome from Luxembourg. Issued from 1502 to 1503. Struck in Billon (.375 silver). Measures 20 mm and weighs 1.05 g.

Obverse

Crowned shield dividing the legend at 12 o'clock, quartered with at the first quarter the coat of arms of Austria, at the second that of moderne Burgundy, at the third that of old Burgundy and at the fourth that of Brabant, in the center that of Flanders. Legend between two pearled circles. (Philippe I the Handsome, Duke of Luxembourg)

Reverse

Luxembourgish escutcheon with rampant lion and forked tail on the left, on a 5-piece bureled field, placed on a long patted cross dividing the legend. Legend between two pearled circles. (New currency 1502)

Edge

Smooth