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1 Pfennig - Maximilian I
| Issuer | Electorate of Bavaria |
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| Year | 1623 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Bavarian quartered arms: the crowned lion of the Palatinate to the left and the lozengy arms of Bavaria to the right, with an orb or sceptre device below at the junction, all within a plain inner square frame. The monogram M.D.E. (Maximilianus Dei Electore) appears prominently above the shield in bold capital letters. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded or rope border following the coin's circumference. The style is characteristic of early seventeenth-century Bavarian hammered billon coinage, with slightly irregular flan and bold, shallow relief. No date appears on this face. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a single large Arabic numeral '1' in the center of an otherwise plain field, denoting the denomination of one Pfennig. The numeral is rendered in a simple, bold style typical of small hammered billon issues of the period. The field is largely unadorned, with the beaded border of the flan visible at the periphery. Some specimens carry a star mintmark identifying the Munich Mint, though this element may be absent on certain strikings. The simplicity of the reverse contrasts with the heraldic complexity of the obverse and is consistent with the utilitarian nature of this low-denomination circulation coin. |
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| Mint | Munich Mint |
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