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1 Ban - Mircea I
| Issuer | Wallachia (Moldavia and Wallachia) |
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| Year | 1386-1418 |
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| Currency | Ducat (1364-1714) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the heraldic eagle of Wallachia in profile facing left, perched atop a horizontally striped shield. The eagle holds a patriarchal cross in its beak, rendered in a bold, stylized medieval manner characteristic of Wallachian hammered coinage of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The design occupies the full field within a plain inner border, with no surrounding legend. The execution is typical of the irregular, hand-struck technique of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif consists of a bold cross pattée with slightly flared arms, set within a plain circular border that fills the entire field. Four pellets or annulets are disposed symmetrically in the four quarters between the arms of the cross, a common decorative device on Wallachian medieval bans. The design is unadorned by any legend or inscription, reflecting the simple iconographic conventions of small-denomination hammered coinage under Mircea I. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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