Hainaut 1581 1/40 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 1047

This specimen was lot 1047 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"HAINAUT, Comté, Philippe II (1555-1598), billon quarantième d'écu Philippe, 1581, Mons. D/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. R/ Croix fleuronnée. Très rare. Beau. (county of Hainaut, Philip II, 1555-98, billon 1/40 écu Philippe of 1581, Mons mint. Obverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around. Reverse: floriate cross. Very rare, Fine.)"

This type represents a very early experiment with decimal coinage, over a century before Russia adopted her hundred kopeks = one ruble. While we have seen and posted half, fifth, tenth and twentieth écus, this is the first fortieth écu we have encountered. The Mons mint operated 1581-87.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1,30 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 216-10; Chalon, Suppl., XXI; Lucas, Hainaut, 205; V.H. 311.

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, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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