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1/2 Groschen - Alexander I Type III
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1400-1432 |
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| Reference(s) | MBR#383, KM#1 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears a divided heraldic shield: the dexter half displays three horizontal barry bands, while the sinister half is charged with five stylized fleurs-de-lis or lily motifs arranged in two rows of two and one below. Small pellets or annulets are scattered symmetrically in the field to either side of the shield and above it, serving as decorative fillers characteristic of Moldavian hammered coinage of the early fifteenth century. No surrounding legend is present. The overall composition is rendered in a bold, somewhat primitive die-engraving style typical of medieval Romanian principality issues. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the heraldic aurochs head of Moldavia en face, a hallmark device of the principality's coinage throughout the medieval period. Between the horns appears a five-pointed star, flanked by a crescent moon to each side, all rendered in a bold, stylised manner consistent with hammered medieval dies. Small subsidiary symbols — a crescent and a cluster of pellets — are disposed in the lower field to either side of the aurochs head, serving as die-differencing marks or decorative fillers. No peripheral legend accompanies the design. The engraving is robust and characteristic of the provincial workshop style employed under Alexander I. |
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| Mintage | ND (1400-1432) |
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