Angel - Philip the Bold
Flanders, County of • 1 Gold Angel • Gold • 1387–1388
- Denomination
- 1 Gold Angel
- Issuer
- Flanders, County of
- Struck
- 1387–1388
- Composition
- Gold
- Currency
- Groot
- Weight
- 5 g
- Diameter
- 33 mm
- Catalog refs
- DePas 7, 11 · Delmonte G 472 · Fr 167
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Where it came from
The gold Angel, or angelot, was minted in the County of Flanders during the reign of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders. Commissioned in 1387, this coinage served as a critical instrument of economic authority, designed to stabilize the regional currency and assert Philip’s political sovereignty within the complex feudal landscape of the late fourteenth century.
The design reflects the distinct heraldic tradition of the House of Valois-Burgundy, featuring the archangel Michael standing atop the dragon, a common iconographic choice intended to evoke divine protection and legitimacy. Though the coin was produced to facilitate high-value trade in the prosperous Flemish markets, it also functioned as a visual manifestation of Burgundian power, heavily influenced by the aesthetic standards of French numismatics during the transition toward the late Middle Ages.
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