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1 Ducat - Vladislav I Type IIa
| Issuer | Wallachia |
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| Year | 1364-1377 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat |
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| Obverse description | Central cross crosslet with a small cross at its centre, set within a pearled circle. The four quarters formed by the cross each contain a six-pointed star in the field. A Cyrillic legend runs along the outer border, encircling the design. The overall style is characteristic of 14th-century Wallachian hammered coinage, reflecting both Byzantine and Central European heraldic influences. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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Vladislav I — known as Vlaicu Vodă — struck these ducats following Wallachia's political realignment away from Hungarian suzerainty, a shift cemented after his victory at the Battle of the River Olt in 1368. The "ducat" designation here is a local adaptation of the term, applied to silver issues that borrowed prestige from the gold ducats circulating across contemporary medieval Europe without replicating their bullion value.
Type IIa within the MBR classification distinguishes a specific die grouping within what was already a small-scale princely mint operation. Survivors are scarce; Wallachian silver of this period circulated hard across the Danube trade routes.