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1 Schildgroschen - Frederick II Freiberg
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1428-1436 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (1356-1492) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a shield bearing the Meissen lion rampant, depicted with open jaws and bifurcated tail, enclosed within an elaborate Gothic double-arch frame ornamented with trefoil terminals. The shield composition is set against a plain inner field, surrounded by a beaded inner circle. The peripheral legend in Gothic uncial lettering reads FRIDERICVS DEI GRACIA DVX SAXONIE, identifying Duke Frederick II of Saxony, separated by pellet stops. The overall style is characteristic of late medieval German hammered silver coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the Meissen lion rampant within a plain pointed shield, the lion depicted in high relief with pronounced claws and bifurcated tail, set within a beaded inner circle. The peripheral legend in Gothic uncial lettering reads GROSSVS MARCHIONIS MISNENSIS, identifying this denomination as a grossus of the Margraviate of Meissen, with pellet stops separating the words. The coin exhibits typical characteristics of hammered fifteenth-century Saxon groschen coinage, with a slightly irregular flan and well-defined devices. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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