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1 Groschen - Alexander I Type II
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1400-1432 |
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| Weight | 0.70 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a quartered heraldic shield surmounted by a crested helm, the dexter half bearing horizontal barry stripes and the sinister half charged with six fleur-de-lis arranged in two columns. The shield is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Above the beaded circle, at the top of the coin, a Maltese cross serves as a mint or issuer mark. No legend is present on this face, consistent with the Type II classification of Alexander I Moldavian groschen. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Alexander I ruled Moldavia for over three decades, stabilizing the principality after a period of succession disputes and expanding its territory significantly — including consolidating control over Cetatea Albă on the Black Sea. His coinage was extensive by regional standards, and the Type II groschen reflects a mid-to-late reign monetary adjustment, likely tied to shifting trade relationships with Poland, whose overlordship Alexander formally acknowledged at the Council of Constance in 1415. The light silver weight places it firmly within the Moldavian tradition of adapting Bohemian groschen denominations downward to local silver supplies.