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| Issuer | Duchy of Oświęcim |
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| Year | 1434-1452 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a crowned tower (keep or castle) depicted in a flat, stylised medieval manner, with battlements visible at the top and flanking elements to either side, likely representing the civic or ducal emblem of Oświęcim. The tower is surrounded by a circular legend in uncial Latin characters reading MONETA OSSVANCIM, enclosed within a beaded or rope inner border. The hammered flan is irregular in shape, typical of mid-15th-century Central European minor coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | MONETA OSSVANCIM O S (Translation: Coinage of Oswiecim (Auschwitz).) |
| Reverse description | Central field displays a spread eagle displayed, with wings outstretched and head turned, rendered in a bold, primitive relief characteristic of hammered Silesian coinage of the mid-15th century. The eagle, serving as the heraldic device of the Duchy of Oświęcim, is set within a plain inner circle. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin reads MONETA OSSVANCIM, enclosed within the coin's beaded border, the irregular flan edge reflecting the hand-struck production method. |
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