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Plaque - Jean the Blind Luxembourg-Bar Convention
| Issuer | Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1343-1344 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising a quartered escutcheon of Luxembourg and Bar, flanked on each side by three crowns arranged vertically, the whole set within a quatrefoil with re-entrant corners, each corner adorned with a tress motif flanked by two globules. Two additional globules flank the lower tip of the shield. The bilingual dynastic legend, invoking both King John of Bohemia and Count Henry IV of Bar, runs between two pearled circles enclosing the composition. |
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| Reverse description | A small pattée cross at center, its four quarters each charged with a crown, contained within a double concentric legend separated by three pearled circles. The inner legend identifies the mint at Saint-Mihiel, while the outer legend bears the devotional Benedictus formula. The overall design follows the conventional struck billon plaque type associated with the Luxembourg-Bar monetary agreement of 1343-1344. |
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| Reverse lettering | Extérieur: +BnDICTV⦂ SIT⦂ NOME⦂ DИI⦂ nRI⦂ DEI⦂ Ih` VXPI Intérieur: +MOИETA⦂ S⦂ MIChAELIS (Translation: Outer: May the name of the Lord be blessed Inner: Saint Mihiel`s mint) |
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