Flanders 1586 1/5 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 161, lot 827
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This specimen was lot 827 in Jean Elsen sale 161 (Brussels, March 2025), where it sold for €400 (about US$521 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips II (1555-1598), AR vijfde Philipsdaalder, 1586, Brugge. Zonder het wapen van Portugal. Vz/ Geharnast bb. r. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild op een Bourgondisch kruis tussen twee vuurijzers. Zeldzaam. Mooie patina. (county of Flanders, goede Very Fine.)"

Flanders is now in the heart of Belgium. This coin was struck 1563-67, 1571-72, 1576-77, 1586-89 as part of an early attempt to issue decimal coinage. The final issues of 1586-89 have the shield of Portugal added to the arms.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.86 g, 0.833 fine silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen is 6,81 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 212-7b; VH 306.

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

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