1 Groat - Charles V

Features

Issuer Spanish Netherlands (County of Flanders, Belgian States)
King Charles V (1506-1555)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1506-1518
Value 1 Groot = ½ Stuiver (1 Groot) (1⁄40)
Currency Gulden (1506-1713)
Composition Billon (.259 silver)
Weight 1.8 g
Diameter 24.9 mm
Thickness 0.35 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
127001
References GH# 173-5,
Hendrik Enno Van Gelder, Marcel René Benoît Ghislain Hoc; 1960. Les Monnaies des Pays-Bas bourguignons et espagnols 1434-1713 : Répertoire général. J. Schulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
DePas# I-5
Louis François Joseph Deschamps de Pas; 1863. Essai sur l'histoire monétaire des Comtes de Flandre de la Maison de Bourgogne. Self-published, Paris, France.

Obverse

Crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy filling field.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ♚ MON ⨯ARG ⨯ ARCHID ⨯ AVTRIE ⨯ DVX ⨯ BVRS ⨯ CO' ⨯ F

Unabridged legend: Moneta argentea archidux Austriae dux Burgundiae comes Flandriae

Translation: Silver coinage of the Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders

Reverse

Cross dividing legend, mintmark (lily) in the center, and two lions and two fleur-de-lis in the angles.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDIT

Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Bruges, Belgium (864-1754)

Comments

Gros (French)

Van Gelder and Hoc omits the word ARCHID in the obverse legend, but it is present in the most common variants:
Obv: MO' × ARS × ARCHID × AVTRIE × DVX × B × C ×

© smy77

Obv: MON + ARCHID + AVSTRIE + DVX + BVRS + CO + F + Z

© Jean Elsen et Ses Fils

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