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1 Goldgulden - Werner of Falkenstein
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1391-1394 |
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| Value | 1 Goldgulden (20) |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | Central heraldic composition featuring three coats of arms arranged in a triangular grouping: the arms of the Archbishopric of Trier (party per fess, the upper half bearing a cross, the lower half lozengy) prominently in the centre, flanked to the left by the arms of the Electoral Palatinate (an eagle) and to the right by the arms of the House of Falkenstein (a lion). Above the shield arrangement, a displayed eagle is visible. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border, with the legend MONETA WESEL identifying the mint city of Wesel in uncial script. |
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Werner of Falkenstein served as Archbishop of Trier from 1388 to 1418, one of the longer tenures among the prince-electors of his era — and as an elector, his right to strike gold gulden derived directly from the Golden Bull of 1356, which confirmed Trier among the seven electoral princes authorized to mint in gold. The narrow dating of 1391–1394 likely reflects a specific administrative or monetary agreement rather than the full span of his coinage, though the precise trigger remains debated among specialists.