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1 Heller - Christopher I
| Issuer | Margraviate of Baden |
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| Year | 1475-1515 |
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| Value | 1 Heller (1⁄420) |
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| Obverse description | Four heraldic shields of arms arranged in cruciform pattern, radiating from a central point and occupying the four quadrants of the field. The upper shield displays a pointed base typical of Baden armorial bearings, while the lateral and lower shields bear the characteristic charges of the margravial house. The entire design is enclosed within a raised circular border, consistent with the bracteate technique of the late medieval Upper Rhine region. The die-work is executed in a bold, somewhat schematic style characteristic of small hammered pfennig coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is characteristic of bracteate coinage produced on a single thin flan. The four shields in cruciform arrangement appear in relief on the reverse as a consequence of the single-die hammering technique, presenting the design in reverse impression with slightly less definition than the primary face. |
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| Mintage | ND (1475-1515) |
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