© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
Silver Real - Philip the Handsome, Regency
1487 year| Silver (.900) | 7.2 g | - |
| Issuer | Duchy of Brabant (Belgian States) |
|---|---|
| Regent | Philip III the Handsome (1482-1494) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1487 |
| Value | 1 Real (16) |
| Currency | Groot (1183-1506) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 7.2 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#317925 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Large M monogram with embedded letters of PhS and MAX. Above and below, a firesteel (briquet), flint and sparks
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: DET ⸰ TIBI ⸰ ITRIS ⸰ VITVT' ⸰ Z ⸰ I'CEL ⸰ GLORIA'
Lettering (regular font): DET ⸰ TIBI ⸰ ITRIS ⸰ VITVT' ⸰ Z ⸰ I'CEL ⸰ GLORIA'
Comment
By a decree of 20 April, 1487, Maximilian tried to establish a new currency system in the Burgundian Netherlands based on the gold real (14.4 g. pure gold) and the silver real (7.0 grams 0.900 fine), with the equivalents 1 gold real = 24 silver reals; 1 silver real = 4 griffons (1.75 g., 0.88 fine) = 24 groats (1.24 g., 0.200 fine). By the time the first Brabant coins were struck in July, 1487, the values had changed to 1 silver real (7.2 g.) = 4 griffons (3.35 g. , 0.480 fine)= 16 groats (1.81 g., 0.214). The silver real was the largest silver coin struck in the Low Countries at the time.These types were produced for less than two years, and were replaced by types resembling earlier issues (groats and their fractions, patards, briquets, etc.).
According to de Witte, the silver real was not a coin made for general circulation.
deWitte p.74-76 for the technical specifications and their evolution, and p. 96-97 for the description of the coin.
Interesting fact
The Silver Real - Philip the Handsome, Regency 1487 from Duchy of Brabant (Belgian States) features an image of Philip the Handsome, who was the Duke of Brabant and Limburg from 1481 to 1487. The coin was minted during his regency, and it is believed that the coin was used as a means of promoting his image and legitimacy as a ruler. The coin's design and the use of silver reflect the wealth and power of the Duchy of Brabant during that time.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1487 | 29367 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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