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Groschen - Amadeus VIII
| Issuer | County of Savoy (Savoy (France), French States) |
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| Year | 1391-1416 |
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| Value | 1 Groschen (1⁄20) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned and helmeted coat of arms of Savoy, rendered in a late Gothic heraldic style, with the helm surmounted by an elaborate crest consisting of a stag's head with spreading antlers. The shield is quartered with the arms of Savoy and additional dynastic quarters. A circular Latin legend in uncial characters surrounds the device within a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Maurice, the patron saint of Savoy, standing in armour on a stepped plinth, depicted in a hieratic Gothic manner. The saint holds a raised sword in his right hand and a vexillum (military standard or banner) in his left. A nimbus encircles the saint's head, and a circular Latin legend in uncial characters surrounds the figure within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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