Penning Floris The 5th, Dordrecht Ad 1256-1296

Floris V (24 June 1254 - 27 June 1296) reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296. His life was documented in detail in the Rijmkroniek by Melis Stoke, his chronicler. He is credited with a mostly peaceful reign, modernizing administration, policies beneficial to trade, generally acting in the interests of his peasants at the expense of nobility, and reclaiming land from the sea. His dramatic murder, engineered by King Edward I of England and Guy, Count of Flanders, made him a hero in Holland.

The 'penning' (like the English penny) came in value to 2/5 Dutch sterling. Floris V completed the construction of the Binnenhof (present day: parlement building in the Netherlands) in The Hague, he built the Muiderslot, he also founded the Radboud castle in Medemblik. He promoted the trade and cared for the interests of the farmers. It would give him the motto "God of the Farmers", by the nobility.


My second coin type of Floris the 5th.
Mint: Dordrecht (Holland)
Obv: Floris facing left
Legend: F COMES OLLANDIE
Rev: long cross with roses in the corners, legend between the pearls.
Legend: MON ETA DOR D'CI
Mass: 0,39 gr.
Diameter: 13mm