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1 Groschen - Vladislav I

Issuer Wallachia
Year 1331-1355
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Composition Silver
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Reverse script Cyrillic
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Edge Plain
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Vladislav I — known as Vlaicu — is credited with establishing the first independent Wallachian mint, making this groschen among the earliest coins struck by a sovereign Wallachian ruler rather than issued under Hungarian overlordship. The timing matters: Wallachia had only consolidated its autonomy following the Battle of Posada in 1330, where Basarab I routed Charles I of Hungary. Vladislav inherited that hard-won independence and moved quickly to assert it monetarily.

The groschen type reflects direct Bohemian influence, almost certainly via the Banovac coinage circulating in the region.