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1 Heller 'Vierschlag Pfennig' - Albert IV
| Issuer | Bavaria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1506-1507 |
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| Weight | 0.29 g |
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| Obverse description | Wittelsbach lozenge-patterned shield (fusilly in bend) set within a raised inner square frame, struck on an irregularly shaped square flan typical of the Vierschlag hammered technique. The shield occupies the central field with no surrounding legend. |
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| Mintage | ND (1506-1507) |
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Albert IV of Bavaria died in March 1508, having spent much of his final decade consolidating Wittelsbach territorial holdings and pushing through the Primogeniturgesetz of 1506 — the succession law that would shape Bavarian dynastic politics for centuries. This tiny silver piece belongs to the last full minting years of his reign. The "Vierschlag" designation refers to the four-at-a-time striking technique used for these fractional pfennigs, a production method that accounts for the characteristic irregular flans collectors routinely encounter with this type.