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1 Blaffert

Issuer Lüneburg, City of
Year 1440-1493
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Currency Witten
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Obverse description Central field dominated by the Lüneburg civic arms: a stylized eagle displayed within a shield, rendered in the bold, flat relief characteristic of late medieval hammered bracteate-influenced coinage. The design is enclosed within a beaded or toothed inner border, itself surrounded by a prominent radiate or serrated outer rim that frames the entire composition. The dies show the typical irregular flan spread and shallow strike associated with small hammered silver issues of the period. No legend is present on this face; the heraldic device serves as the sole identifying element.
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Reverse description The reverse of this hammered bracteate-style Blaffert displays a mirror-image or incuse impression of the obverse civic arms device, consistent with the single-die striking technique employed for small low-denomination silver coins of the Lower Saxon region during the fifteenth century. The flan surface is irregular and shows typical flow lines and die-stress marks. The toothed border is partially visible around the periphery. No inscriptions or additional design elements are present on this face.
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Mint Lüneburg Mint
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