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Obol - Vladislaus I
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1442 |
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| Currency | Florin (1310-1540) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the crowned Hungarian coat of arms, depicting alternating horizontal barry stripes of the Árpád dynasty surmounted by a royal crown, the shield flanked on either side by mintmarks in the field. The composition is rendered in the crude, flat relief characteristic of mid-15th century Hungarian hammered coinage. No surrounding legend is present. |
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| Reverse description | Displayed Jagiellonian eagle of Poland with wings spread wide and head turned, rendered in bold low relief against an unadorned field. The eagle's plumage is conveyed through incised feather lines radiating from the body across both wings and tail. The type serves as a dynastic reference to King Vladislaus I's Polish Jagiellonian lineage. No surrounding legend is present. |
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Vladislaus I — Władysław III of Poland ruling Hungary as well — was killed at the Battle of Varna in November 1444, making his Hungarian coinage confined to a narrow window. The obol denomination at this weight was the smallest practical silver unit in circulation, frequently cut or clipped in everyday transactions, which explains why intact survivors at full flan are considerably scarcer than the type's mintage numbers would suggest.