County of Artois ½ Écu - Philip II, 1586 – 1598

½ Ecu from County of Artois. Issued from 1586 to 1598. Struck in Silver (.833). Measures 36 mm and weighs 17.14 g.

Obverse

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

Reverse

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")