Duchy of Brabant ½ Florin "Saint Philip" - Philip the Handsome, 1500 – 1506

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Duchy of Brabant Duchy of Brabant
Currency Groot (1183 – 1506)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Florin
Year 1500 – 1506
Ruler Philip the Handsome (1482–1506)
Composition Gold (.663)
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 1.64
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Florin from Duchy of Brabant. Issued from 1500 to 1506. Struck in Gold (.663). Measures 0 mm and weighs 1.64 g.

Obverse
Mid-length figure of St. Phillip, holding gospels in his left hand and cross in his right, leaning on a shield of Austria-Burgundy-Brabant (Saint Phillip, intercede for us)
Reverse
Floriate double cross with alternating crowns and fleur-de-lis in the angles (Phillip, by the grace of God Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant etc.)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
ND (1500-1506) 

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