Netherlands, Brabant (Duchy). 1/2 Patagon 1613

Southern Netherlands – Duchy of Brabant – Albert VII & Isabella Clara Eugenia (1598–1621) – ¼ Patagon, date unknown.

Silver ¼ Patagon, without a year, struck under the joint rule of Albert VII and Isabella Clara Eugenia in the mint at Tournai (Doornik). The coin has a weight of 7.00 grams, a diameter of 30 mm, and belongs to the issues of the Duchy of Brabant.

The obverse shows the crowned arms of Spain, Austria, Burgundy, and Portugal, surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece, with the inscription ALBERTVS ET ELISABET DEI GRATIA, translated as: “Albrecht and Isabella, by the grace of God.”

The reverse shows the Burgundian cross (Stokkenkruis), flanked by the crowned monograms of the archdukes, with the Lamb of God on a scroll beneath. The inscription ARCHID AVST DVCES BVRG ET BRAB Z is an abbreviation of Archidux Austriae, Duces Burgundiae et Brabantiae, etc., translated as: “Archdukes of Austria, Dukes of Burgundy and Brabant, etc.”