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Groschen - Albert of Brandenburg Breitgroschen
| Issuer | Halberstadt, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1522 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central quartered shield bearing the arms of Mainz, Magdeburg, Halberstadt, and Brandenburg, surmounted by a cardinal's hat with pendant tassels. The composite arms are rendered in a late Gothic heraldic style. A circular Latin legend surrounds the shield within a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length armored figure of Saint Stephen facing left, depicted in a frontal stance wearing plate armor and holding a long spear bearing a pennant flag in the right hand, with a shield displaying heraldic arms at the left side. The saint is presented in a robust late Gothic style with a nimbus visible around the head. A circular Latin legend surrounds the figure within a beaded inner border, with the name SANCTI MA[GNUS or similar] partially legible. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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