Flanders (1555-98) 1/2 real d'or Fr-213

Heritage sale 3015, lot 23593

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23593 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $690. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Flanders. Philip II of Spain gold 1/2 Real ND (1555-98), Bruges Mint, variety without ANG REX, nearly VF, lightly toned and original." 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. This type is known with and without "ANG REX" in the obverse legend, marking the king's brief marriage to Mary of England. 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-213.

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.
Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

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