Duchy of Brabant Silver Fleece - Philip the Handsome, 1496 – 1499

Antwerp

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Duchy of Brabant Duchy of Brabant
Currency Groot (1183 – 1506)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Silver Fleece
Year 1496 – 1499
Ruler Philip the Handsome (1482–1506)
Composition Silver (.878)
Shape Round (irregular)
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 3.4
Diameter (mm) 30
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Silver Fleece from Duchy of Brabant. Issued from 1496 to 1499. Struck in Silver (.878). Measures 30 mm and weighs 3.4 g.

Obverse
Crowned shield of Austria/Burgundy/Brabant/Flanders on top of a floriate cross (Phillip, by the grace of God Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Brabant)
Reverse
Jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended below two firesteels. (Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1499  — Levinson II-152
1498  — Levinson II-141
1497  — Levinson II-138
1496  — Levinson II-136

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