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Groschen - Albert I and Charles I
| Issuer | Duchy of Münsterberg-Oels (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1498-1511 |
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| Value | 1 Groschen |
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| Obverse description | A short cross divides the field into four quadrants, each containing an heraldic shield. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with a Gothic legend in Latin running around the periphery, commencing at 12 o'clock. The overall style is characteristic of late-medieval Silesian coinage, with angular Gothic lettering and bold heraldic devices filling each quadrant. |
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| Obverse lettering | ALBERTVS ET KAROLVS D G D M |
| Reverse description | The Silesian eagle, displayed, occupies the central field within a circle, bearing the arms of Münsterberg on its breast as an escutcheon. A Gothic legend in Latin encircles the design, identifying the mint as Reichenstein. No date appears on the reverse. The eagle is rendered in the late-medieval Silesian heraldic tradition, with bold, stylised feathering typical of hammered coinage of the period. |
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