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Esterlin - Jean the Blind
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1309-1346 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned royal effigy with long curls flanking both sides of the face and covering the ears, rendered in a stylized Gothic manner characteristic of early 14th-century Luxembourgish coinage. The portrait is set within the coin field and enclosed by a double pearled circle forming an inner border. The surrounding legend is inscribed in uncial Latin lettering between the two pearled circles. |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Jean the Blind — Jean de Luxembourg, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia — issued this small silver esterlin during a reign remarkable for its relentless military campaigning across Europe. He fought in Poland, Lithuania, Italy, and France, and was famously blind by the time he died at Crécy in 1346, tied to his knights' horses so he could strike at least one blow against the English. The esterlin itself is a direct imitation of the English sterling penny, a denomination that spread across the Low Countries in the 13th and 14th centuries as cross-border trade demanded familiar, trusted silver.