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1 Groschen - Peter II Coat of arms with 3 flowers
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1375-1391 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | SIMOPLDAVINS﹕ (Translation: Seal of Moldavia.) |
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| Reverse lettering | *SIPETRI⚜WOIWOI (Translation: Official coin of Voivode Peter.) |
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Peter II ruled Moldavia during a period when the principality was actively constructing its monetary identity, having only begun striking its own coinage under Petru I (Mușat) in the early 1370s. These early Moldavian groschen closely follow the model of Bohemian and Polish issues circulating in the region — a pragmatic choice for a landlocked principality dependent on trade routes running through Lviv and into the Black Sea ports.
The MBR#164 variety is distinguished by the three-flower detail, one of several heraldic configurations used across this reign to differentiate emissions. Whether these reflect sequential issues or parallel production from multiple dies remains debated among specialists in medieval Romanian numismatics.