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Denier - Ladislaus I the Elbow-high Kraków mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Poland |
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| Year | 1320-1333 |
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| Weight | 0.25 g |
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| Obverse lettering | +LADISLAVS REX |
| Reverse description | A stylized Polish eagle displayed with spread wings and a small cross above, rendered in a bold, primitive hammered style within a central beaded inner circle. The eagle's head faces left and its plumage is indicated by incised lines. The surrounding field carries the Latin mint legend +MONETA CRAC, identifying the Kraków mint, interspersed with pellets and crescent ornaments. |
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Ladislaus I reunified the fragmented Polish principalities after over a century of dynastic division, and his 1320 coronation at Kraków — the first Polish royal coronation in that city — reestablished it as the capital after Gniezno's long dominance. The Kraków mint's output under his reign was modest by design; chronic silver shortages in Lesser Poland constrained production, and surviving deniers are correspondingly scarce in any condition.
Kop#320 is among the better-documented attributions in Kopicki's corpus for this reign, though die variation within the type is not fully catalogued.