Luxembourg Patard - Philippe II the Handsome, 1502

Patard - Philippe II the Handsome from Luxembourg. Issued in 1502. Struck in Billon (.319 silver). Measures 28 mm and weighs 2.82 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. (Philip the Beautiful, by the grace of God, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Luxembourg)

Reverse

Indented cross on a adorned quadrilobe with leaves at the outward angles, cutting the inner girdle and the legend. In the center, a diamond with double rib and a Luxembourgish lion rampant to the left on a bureled field. Legend between two pearled circles.

Edge

Smooth