County of Holland Guilder "Philippusgoudgulden" - Philip the Handsome, 1499 – 1506

Florin from County of Holland. Issued from 1499 to 1506. Struck in Gold. Measures 0 mm and weighs 3.29 g.

Obverse

Half-length figure of Saint Philip, nimbate and holding a long cross in his right hand, and a book in his left. Below him, a crowned shield of Austria-Burgundy which intersects the legend (Saint Philip, intercede for us)

Reverse

Short, floriate cross with a rosette in the center, and alternating fleur-de-lis and crowns in the angles. Legend begins with mint mark. (Philip, by God's grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Holland)