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1/4 Gros - Elisabeth of Görlitz widow of John of Bavaria
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1425-1433 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising a quartered shield of Bavaria-Palatinate, tilted to sinister, surmounted by a crested and mantled crowned helmet adorned with peacock feathers. The crest bisects both the inner pearl circle and the surrounding legend. The inscription is contained between two concentric pearled circles, rendered in Gothic uncial characters. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIƧAB`• DVCI`• BAVAR`• LVC` (Translation: Elisabeth of Görlitz, duchess in Bavaria and Luxembourg) |
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Elisabeth of Görlitz held Luxembourg through a succession of pawns and political maneuvers rather than any coherent governing authority. She had inherited the duchy through her first husband Antoine of Burgundy, and after his death at Agincourt in 1415, she clung to the territory largely by selling or pledging it to whoever would keep her solvent — most consequentially to Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, and later to Philip the Good of Burgundy. The small silver issues of her regency reflect a treasury under continuous strain.
John of Bavaria died in 1425, narrowing her political options considerably. Coinage from this widow's regency period is scarce in any grade.