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Florin - Wenceslaus I
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1353-1383 |
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| Value | 1 Gold Florin |
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| Obverse description | A large stylized Florentine lily (fleur-de-lis) occupies the center of the field, rendered in the Gothic manner with intricate cross-hatched lobes and scrolling foliage typical of 14th-century florin coinage. The lily rises from a hatched base and terminates in three distinct petals with fine decorative detailing. A circular legend in uncial Latin characters encircles the central device, separated from the field by a beaded inner border. The overall design closely follows the Florentine prototype established for gold florins throughout medieval Europe. |
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| Reverse description | Saint John the Baptist is depicted standing en face in the center of the field, robed in a mantle, holding a scepter or staff in his left hand, in the stylized manner characteristic of medieval Luxembourg gold florins modeled on the Florentine type. A small heraldic helmet, turned to the left, appears in the upper left of the field as a secondary device identifying the Luxembourg issue. A circular legend in uncial Latin characters surrounds the figure, enclosed within a beaded inner border. The composition closely adheres to the standard reverse type of the medieval florin tradition, with the Baptist serving as the patron saint of Florence. |
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| Reverse lettering | + S IOHA-HHES B |
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