Owner Comments:
ND(1365-70) Lion Heaume' d'or - Design: OBVERSE: Lion seated left within ornate gothic baldaquin, wearing crowned helmet with elaborate lion-headed crest; in exergue FLANDRES. Legend- “LVDOVICVS : DEI o GRA : COM o Z : DNS FLANDRIE” translates as “Louis by the Grace of God, Count and Lord of Flanders ~ REVERSE: Cross fleury with "D" at center, "F-L-A-N" letters within the angles, all. within poly-lobed tressure. Legend – “+BENEDICTVS x QVI x VENIT x IN x NOMINE x DOMINI” translates as “Blessed be the one that comes in the name of the Lord”
Mint: Ghent
Mintage: 1,253,025
References: Fr.157 / Delmonte #460 (Rarity Scale = R. – Uncommon) / Gaillard 214
Specifications: Diameter – 33.0mm
Weight – 5.400 g. @ 0.9950 Gold = .1727 oz AGW
Acquired: September 2008
Providence: None
Notes:
Ø The stylized lion has long been a symbol of the Netherlands.
Ø Minted under the rule of the Count Louis (Lodewijk) de Maele. Count de Maele’s rule was one of the longest and most stable of the times (1346-1384), which set the stage for prosperity and creativity in the Low Countries for the next 300 years.
Ø This coin was struck between February 10, 1365 and August 5, 1370