Flanders (1578-80) oord

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Jean Elsen sale 144, lot 1263

This specimen was lot 1263 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €75 (about US$99 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, De Staten in opstand (1577-1584), Cu Statenoord, z.j. (1578-1580), Brugge. Vz/ Geharnast bb. l. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild, omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, states' uprising, 1577-84, undated copper oort, Bruges mint. Obverse: armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. 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. This copper oord was struck in the king's name by the Flemish states in revolt. We don't know if this was worth one or two liards. Similar copper coins were made in Brabant.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 7,40 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 252-7; V.H. 381.

Source:

  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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