Duchy of Brabant Florin "Saint Philip"- Philip the Handsome, 1499

2d type

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Duchy of Brabant Duchy of Brabant
Currency Groot (1183 – 1506)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Florin
Year 1499
Ruler Philip the Handsome (1482–1506)
Composition Gold (.663)
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 3.3
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Florin from Duchy of Brabant. Issued in 1499. Struck in Gold (.663). Measures 0 mm and weighs 3.3 g.

Obverse
Mid-length figure of St. Philip, nimbate, holding a cross in his right hand and open gospels in his left, below him a shield of Austria-Burgundy-Brabant (Saint Philip, intercede for us)
Reverse
Floriate triple cross with a small lion at its center, inside a polylobe (Philip, by God's grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Brabant)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1499  151.2K

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