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Also Known As Louis of Mâle • Louis de Mâle • Lodewijk van Mâle
Born November 29, 1330 • Belgium
Died January 30, 1384 (aged 53) • Saint-Omer • France

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The gold vieil heaume of Louis de Mâle, count of Flanders, 1367, one of the largest Flemish gold coins; in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England. Diameter 35 mm.
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