Denier Bracteate - Anonymous

The Teutonic Order's Prussian bracteate issues of the mid-fourteenth century were minted under the authority of the Hochmeister, functioning as the Order's internal monetary instrument across its Baltic territories rather than as trade coinage. The years 1345–1353 bracket the tenures of Ludolf König and Heinrich Dusemer, a period of sustained military pressure from Lithuania and ongoing friction with the Polish Crown that would eventually culminate in the Order's catastrophic defeat at Grunwald in 1410.

At 0.25 g, these are among the lightest billon issues in the Order's coinage sequence — the thin flan was a practical compromise given chronic silver shortages in Prussia during this decade.