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Gros Blanc - Wenceslaus I
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1353-1383 |
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| Value | 1 Gros (1⁄40) |
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| Reverse description | Heraldic composition displaying the Bohemian lion shield at left and the Luxembourg fretty shield at right, both surmounted by a royal crown, arranged within a structured layout of inner and outer circular legends separated by a pearled girdle. The reverse legend in uncial Latin identifies this as a new monetary issue of Luxembourg. The design reflects the dual dynastic heritage of Wenceslaus I as both a Luxembourgian and Bohemian prince. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Wenceslaus I ruled Luxembourg during a period of deliberate monetary ambition — he was among the first Luxembourg rulers to issue a substantial silver coinage modeled on French gros types, an effort to assert economic parity with neighboring powers at a moment when the House of Luxembourg had reached the peak of its dynastic influence, holding simultaneously the Bohemian crown and the Holy Roman imperial dignity under Charles IV, Wenceslaus's own brother.
The thirty-year span of this issue reflects repeated restriking rather than continuous production, with weight and fineness fluctuating in response to regional debasement pressures common across the Low Countries in the 1360s–70s.