Flanders (1521-56) real d'or Fr-206

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Jean Elsen sale 125, lot 1322

This specimen was lot 1322 in Jean Elsen sale 125 (Brussels, June 2015), where it sold for €650 (about US$865 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Keizer Karel (1506-1555), AV gouden reaal, z.j. (1521-1556), Brugge. Munttekens: lelie op vz. en kz. Vz/ Geharnast bb. v.v. met zwaard en rijksappel. Kz/ Tweekoppige adelaar met groot wapenschild op de borst. Is gemonteerd geweest Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, emperor Charles (1506-55), golden real without date, Bruges mint, lily mintmark. Obverse: crowned and armored bust with sword and imperial orb; reverse: crowned imperial eagle supports arms on its breast. Mount mark, very fine.)"

Flanders, originally part of the Burgundian inheritance, fell to the Hapsburgs on the death of the last duke of Burgundy in 1477. On the emperor Charles's abdication in 1555, the Hapsburg inheritance was divided between the Austrian and Spanish branches, and the Netherlands passed to Philip II, a dour and unbending Catholic. His attempts to extirpate heresy caused the northern provinces to rise in revolt and, after many years of struggle, secure their independence as the United Provinces. The southern provinces, including Flanders, remained Catholic and loyal to king Philip. The Spanish hapsburgs ruled Flanders until 1700, fending off repeated attempts by the king of France to annex it. The area is now divided between France and Belgium. This type was also struck in Brabant (Fr-56).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 4,58 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 183-5a; D.d.P. 2, 12; Delm-515; coll. Vernier 117 var., Fr-206.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 125: Collections Dr. Jacques Marneffe, Jean-Marie Chouters et Henri Pottier, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.

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