Lordship of Tournai ½ Ecu "Philippe" - Philip II, 1582 – 1599

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Information

Country Lordship of Tournai Lordship of Tournai
Currency Gulden (1506 – 1713)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Ecu = 9 Stuivers
Year 1582 – 1599
Ruler Philip II (1556–1598)
Composition Silver (.833)
Shape Round (irregular)
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Hammered
Weight (g) 17.1
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Ecu = 9 Stuivers from Lordship of Tournai. Issued from 1582 to 1599. Struck in Silver (.833). Measures 0 mm and weighs 17.1 g.

Obverse
Armored bust left, date below divided by mint mark. (Philip, by God's grace King of the Spaniards and Lord of Tournai)
Reverse
Crowned arms over Burgundian cross, flanked by two firesteels. (The Lord is my help)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1599  —
1598  —
1597  —
1596  —
1595  —
1594  —
1593  —
1592  —
1591  —
1590  —
1589  —
1588  —
1587  —
1586  — GH 211-14b, no Portugal arms
1586  — GH 211-14c, with Portugal arms
1585  —
1584  —
1583  —
1582  —

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