Spanish Netherlands, Duchy of Brabant (Antwerp) 1 Patagon 1616 - Albert VII and Isabella (1598-1621)

27.52g. F/VF.

Obv.: Crowned Burgundian cross, flanked by crowned monograms, jewel of the Golden Fleece hanging below. Hand (mint mark) at top; “·ALBERTVS·ET·ELISABET·DEI·GRATIA”.

Rev.: Crowned coat of arms surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece; ·16-16· at top; “·ARCHID·AVST·DVCES·BVRG·BRAB·Zc”.

KM 35.1; Gelder Hoc 311-1; Delmonte 254.

Issue of interest to collectors of coins of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain, struck in the area of modern Belgium (Antwerp), historically associated with the Spanish Netherlands under Albert VII and Isabella.