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Zonnekroon

also called Keizerskroon . A gold coin of Brabant, struck in 1544 by the Emperor Charles V, pursuant to the Ordonnantie of October 29, 1540. It re- ceives its name from the poorly executed figure of the sun on the obverse at the edge of the armorial shield.


Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)
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