Belgium 1 Flanders 1362, Louis II
Country | Belgium |
Territory / Region | Flanders |
Face Value | 1 Flanders |
Name | Belgium 1 Flanders 1362, Louis II |
Issue Year / Date: | 1362 |
Production Type | Hammered |
Weight | 3.83 g |
Size / Diameter | 30 mm |
Composition | Gold |
Obverse | Armoured knight on horseback galloping left brandishing a sword. Legend: LVDOVIC´oDEI GRΛ:COMЄS Ƶ Dn |
Reverse | CCross fleurée in quadrilobe with leaves at angles and trefoils in spandrels. Legend: +XPC:VIИCIT:XP |
Description | Louis II of Flanders (25 October 1330, Male – 30 January 1384, Lille), also known as Louis of Male, a member of the House of Dampierre, was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel from 1346 as well as Count of Artois and Burgundy from 1382 until his death. |