SPAIN Dobla (1406-54) S Knights of the Band issue! NGC AU 58

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Certification details

Certification number: 8556401-012

Grade: AU 58

NGC collectible ID: 750322

Pedigree: (4.57g)

Nominal value: DOBLA

Mint Mark: SPAIN

Variety: SEVILLE - JOHN II ; S AT TOP OF CROSS

Year: (1406-54) S

1454, Castile & Leon (Spain), John II. Gold Dobla Coin. AU-58!

Denomination: Dobla
Mint Place: Seville (S)
Mint Period: 1406-1454 AD
Reference: Friedberg 112, Cayon 1515.
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as AU-58!
Material: Gold!
Diameter: 29mm
Weight: 4.57gm

Obverse: Shield with cat-of-arms of Knights of the Band within inner circle. Legend around.
Legend: + IOHANES : DEI : GRACIA : REX : LE

Reverse: Round quartered coat-of-arms of Castille & Leon with mint initial (S) at 12 o'clock. Legend around.
Legend: + IOHANES : DEI : GRACIA : REX : CA



The Order of the Band, Knights of the Band, or Equites Bindae, was a military order in Spain, instituted by Alfonso XI, King of Castile in 1332.[1] It took its name from the banda, band, sash or red ribbon which was once worn by knights belonging to the order. Membership of the order was awarded to certain distinguished knights and squires of the king, and had roots back as far as 1324.[2] This order was only for nobility; the eldest sons of grandees were excluded; and a prerequisite to admittance was to have served at least ten years either in the army, or at court. They were bound to take up arms for Catholicism against infidels. The King himself was Grand Master of the order. After a period of decline it is considered to have been extinct by 1474.



John II of Castile (Spanish: Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405.

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