Cavalier Público Deposited
A name given to coins bear- ing on the obverse the figure of a knight on horseback. The term is generally ap- plied to the French and Flemish series, the provinces of the Low Countries re- taining the name Rijder (q.v.). Conse- quently the Cavalier d'Or is the same as the Gouden Rijder, and the Cavalier d' Argent is the Rijderdaelder. A silver Gros au Cavalier was struck by John II, Count of Hainaut (1280-1304).
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)