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1 Pfennig
| Issuer | Brunswick, City of |
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| Year | 1441 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate (Hohlpfennig) struck in thin silver sheet, depicting a rampant lion facing left in profile, rendered in the characteristic Gothic style of the Brunswick municipal coinage. The lion, emblem of the city of Brunswick (Braunschweig), is shown with an elaborately stylised mane and raised forepaws, set within a concave circular field typical of bracteate technique. The design fills the flan with bold, slightly irregular outlines consistent with hand-struck hammered production. No peripheral legend is present; the lion motif alone serves as the identifying device of the issuing city. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is the incuse, mirror-image impression of the obverse design, as is characteristic of all bracteate coinage struck on a single thin silver flan. The concave surface shows the rampant lion in relief from the opposite side, with the irregular flan edge and plain, unworked rim visible throughout. No additional devices or legends appear on this side. |
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| Mint | Brunswick City Mint |
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