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1 Groschen - Frederick of Sachsen
| Issuer | Teutonic Order |
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| Year | 1498-1510 |
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| Value | 1 Groschen (12) |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | The Grand Master's heraldic shield, bearing the Teutonic Order's long cross, prominently centered within a beaded inner circle. The shield is rendered in a bold Gothic style characteristic of the period, with the cross extending to the edges of the escutcheon. A continuous legend in uncial Latin characters surrounds the central device, referencing the monetary authority of the Prussian Teutonic Order. |
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Frederick of Saxony served as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1498 until his death in 1510, the last Grand Master to hold any meaningful territorial authority before the catastrophic losses of the coming decade. The Order's Prussian coinage was already under pressure from the Polish crown following the Second Peace of Toruń in 1466, which had stripped the Order of West Prussia and forced the Grand Masters to rule what remained as Polish vassals — a humiliation that haunted every administrative and monetary decision of Frederick's tenure.