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1 Groshen - Petru II Mușat
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1375-1391 |
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| Value | 1 Groschen |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Moldavian auroch's head facing forward, with a five-pointed star positioned between the horns. To the right of the auroch's head appears a five-petalled rose, and to the left a crescent moon, both serving as heraldic accessories in the field. The entire central design is enclosed within a pearled border ring. The composition reflects the established iconographic conventions of Moldavian medieval coinage under Voivode Petru II Mușat. |
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| Reverse description | A divided heraldic shield forms the principal device, split vertically into two distinct fields: the dexter side bearing three horizontal bars and the sinister side displaying seven fleurs-de-lys arranged in rows. This coat of arms represents the heraldic emblem of the Principality of Moldavia as employed during the reign of Petru II Mușat. The shield is set within the coin's field and surrounded by a pearled border ring. The reverse legend circumscribes the design, identifying the issuing principality. |
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Petru II Mușat consolidated Moldavian coinage during a period of active political maneuvering between Poland, Hungary, and the expanding Ottoman frontier. The groshen coinage he introduced drew directly from the Bohemian groschen tradition, reflecting the commercial routes that connected Moldavia westward through Polish markets rather than southward. Kop. R2 rarity designation places this piece among the genuinely scarce survivors of a reign that lasted under two decades and produced comparatively modest mint output.