Duchy of Brabant Florin "Saint Philip"- Philip the Handsome, 1496 – 1500

1st type

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Duchy of Brabant Duchy of Brabant
Currency Groot (1183 – 1506)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Florin
Year 1496 – 1500
Ruler Philip the Handsome (1482–1506)
Composition Gold (.667)
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 3.4
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Florin from Duchy of Brabant. Issued from 1496 to 1500. Struck in Gold (.667). Measures 0 mm and weighs 3.4 g.

Obverse
Full-length figure of Saint Philip, nimbate and forward facing, holding a cross-tipped staff in his right hand, and the gospels in his left. Legend ends with mint mark (hand) (Saint Philip, intercede for us)
Reverse
Floriate doubple cross with a small lion shield of Brabant at its center. Shields of Burgundy-Brabant-Burgundy-Austria in the angles. Legend begins with crown. (Philip, by God's grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Brabant)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1496-1500)  42.8K

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