Silver patagon struck in the Tournai mint in 1632, during the reign of Philip IV Habsburg, ruler of Spain and the Spanish Netherlands.
Patagons were the main large silver denomination in the Spanish Netherlands of the 17th century and circulated widely across Europe in international trade.
Variety with a mint mark in the shape of a Castle, the mint mark of the Tournai mint.
Diameter 44 mm, weight 27.51 g
