Southern Netherlands, Thorn Abbey. Margaretha van Brederode. 30 stuiver 1563 / Delm. 767 R1 zeldzaam / Ruim zeer fraai

30 Stuiver 1563 Southern Netherlands Thorn Abbey, Margarethe v. Brederode

Mintmaster Peter van Bossenhoven, sign pomegranate

Obverse: Coat of arms of the abbess covered by a helmet with a crest and lambrequins. The split year 15 - 63 on either side of the coat of arms. The whole within a pearl circle. In the outer circle the text MARGARE⋆D⋆BREDROD⋆AB⋆FVND⋆SE⋆THOREN

Reverse: Crowned single-headed imperial eagle within a pearl circle. In the outer circle the text
DENARIVS⋆ NOVVS⋆TRIGINTA⋆STUFERORVM and pomegranate

The Benedictine monastery in Thorn was founded around 975 by Count Ansfried of Hoei. It was an Imperial Abbey that was under direct supervision of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The abbey remained in an independent status within the Netherlands until 1795.

Catalogus Delmonte 767