Issue of 1/2 patagon, struck at the Brussels mint in 1622 under Philip IV of Habsburg (1621–1665), King of Spain and ruler of 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 the head of Saint. Michael with a cross, the mark of the Brussels mint.
Diameter 33 mm, weight 13.49 g