Flanders 1568 1/4 rijksdaalder

Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 1272

This specimen was lot 1272 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,386 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips II (1555-1598), AR kwart Bourgondische rijksdaalder, 1568 (op 1567), Brugge. Vz/ Vuurijzer op stokkenkruis. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Zeer zeldzaam. (county of Flanders, Philip II, 1555-98, silver quarter Burgundian rijksdaalder of 1568, 1568/7 overdate, Bruges mint. Obverse: firesteel over a Burgundian cross; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Very rare, very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck in Flanders (shown here) and Brabant 1568-70.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.27 g, silver, this specimen is 7,29 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 242-7; Delm. 107; VH 292.

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 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

Link to:

• Brabant 1568 quart d'écu de Bourgogne
• Brabant 1568 demi-écu de Bourgogne, Antwerp mint
• Brabant 1568 Burgundian rijksdaalder, Maastricht mint
• 1568 Bourgondische rijksdaalder
• Brabant 1568 florin d'or de Bourgogne, Antwerp mint
• 1570 kwart Bourgondische rijksdaalder
• Coins and currency dated 1568