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1/2 Groat półgrosz - Alexander
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
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| Year | 1495-1506 |
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| Currency | Lithuanian Groat (1495-1580) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | MAGNI DVC LITVANIE (Translation: Grand Duchy of Lithuania) |
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Alexander Jagiellon struck these halfgroats as Grand Duke of Lithuania before his election to the Polish throne in 1501, making the issue a product of purely Lithuanian administration rather than the unified Polish-Lithuanian apparatus that would follow. The mint at Vilnius operated under considerable pressure during this period — the Grand Duchy was absorbing the financial strain of ongoing conflict with Muscovy, and the billon content of these coins reflects a deliberate debasement policy to stretch silver reserves.
The Iva#2AJ1-1 classification places this among the earliest die groupings, struck before Alexander's dual reign complicated mint authority between Kraków and Vilnius.