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1 Ducat - Vladislav II Type II
| Issuer | Wallachia |
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| Year | 1447-1456 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device of a shield divided per pale: the dexter field bears a crescent open to the right surmounted by a star, while the sinister field displays three horizontal bars (tenné on argent), representing the arms of Wallachia. The shield is enclosed within a circular Cyrillic legend identifying the issuing prince. |
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| Reverse description | A golden eagle displayed in reguardant posture, turned to the right, with a cross depicted beneath its wing, standing upon a great helm oriented to the left. A symbol or mark appears in the left field. The design is characteristic of Wallachian hammered ducats of the mid-fifteenth century, with a surrounding Cyrillic legend naming the prince. |
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Vladislav II ruled Wallachia twice, interrupted by Vlad III — better known as Vlad the Impaler — who briefly seized the throne in 1448. This ducat type dates to his second reign and circulated during one of the most violently contested successions in Wallachian history, with Hungarian, Ottoman, and local boyar factions each backing rival claimants. The designation "ducat" here is nominal; the silver content places it firmly outside any gold ducat tradition and reflects instead a local accounting convention borrowed from neighboring coinage systems.