, in imitation of those of Philip the Long of Page 347 France, and florins , in imitation of those of Florence) dates from Count Louis de Crécy (1322-1346).
The interest, however, attaching to the monies of the Counts of Flanders and Holland up to the close of the fifteenth century is prevailingly numismatic, as, in the absence of a continuous series of Mint indentures, it is a matter of almost insuperable difficulty to construct tables of the coins. The chief indications are contained in the tariffs already referred to (supra, text, pp. 79-83), but their testimony bears more expressly on exchange rates rather than upon Mint rate and standard.
The table of the groot, according to this source, is as follows:—
| Engel. | Azen. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1336. | 9-pfennige weight, | 1 | 9 | |
| 1376. | 4.16 | " | 2 | 4 |
| 1388. | 5 | " | 1 | 23 |
| 1393. | 5 | " | 1 | 20 |
| 1422. | 4 | " | 2 | 16 |
| 1489. | 5 | " | 1 | 5 |