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1 Heller
| Issuer | Racibórz, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1450-1470 |
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| Diameter | 13 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field divided vertically: the dexter half displays a spread eagle wing facing left with detailed feather engraving, while the sinister half bears a spoked cartwheel — the combined arms of the Duchy of Racibórz. The design is rendered in a bold, stylised Gothic hammered manner typical of late medieval Silesian coinage. A circular legend in uncial lettering runs along the toothed border of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | MOnETA ⋆ C ⋆ RATIBOR (Translation: Coinage of Ratibor) |
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The Duchy of Racibórz occupied an awkward political position throughout the mid-fifteenth century, passing between Bohemian and Silesian overlordship while local lords retained limited minting rights. These small silver hellers circulated primarily within tight regional boundaries — the fractional denomination was the workhorse of petty market transactions, rarely traveling far from the duchy itself. The bracket dating reflects genuine uncertainty about the issuing duke rather than a known range of production years.