Philip II of Spain and King of England

Philip II of Spain and King of England, Spanish Netherlands, Dutch copper jeton, 1557, of the Bureau des Finances, a rose, a bundle of arrows, flint and steel, and a bow, representing England, Castile, Burgundy and Aragon, G DV BVRREAV DES FINANC 1557, rev., shields of arms of Castile & Léon, England & France crowned and within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, CONCORDES SERVAT AMICITIA, 29mm (MI 85/48; vL I, 14; Dugn. 2148). Very fine, rare.

Provenance: Elsen Auction, 15 September, 2007 (lot 2031), 17 February, 1996 (lot 1231).