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1/2 Groschen - Bogdan III Type I
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1504-1517 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A heraldic shield occupies the central field, bearing a double-armed (patriarchal) cross in relief, the cross terminals terminating in trefoil-like projections. The shield is rendered in a plain, unadorned style consistent with late medieval Moldavian hammered coinage. No legend or inscription surrounds the device. The flan is irregular and slightly broader than the die, typical of the small hammered issues of Bogdan III. |
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| Reverse description | The arms of Moldavia displayed in the field: the head of an aurochs (bison) facing full-face, with a five-pointed star between the horns. To the left of the aurochs head appears a five-petalled rose, and to the right a crescent, both serving as heraldic accessories flanking the central device. No surrounding legend is present. The design is typical of the small-module coinage struck under Bogdan III (1504–1517). |
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| Edge | Plain |
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