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1 Ban - Vladislav I Type Ia
| Issuer | Wallachia |
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| Year | 1364-1377 |
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| Value | 1 Ban (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | A golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) depicted regardant to the left, standing upon a tilted shield divided per pale, with a cross positioned beneath the wing. The composition reflects the heraldic conventions of medieval Wallachian coinage under Vladislav I, with bold, stylized die-cutting characteristic of 14th-century hammered issues. The Cyrillic initials 'Б Л' appear in the field, serving as abbreviated attribution to the issuing ruler. |
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| Mintage | ND (1364-1377) |
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Vladislav I (Vlaicu Vodă) issued this denomination during a reign defined by constant triangulation between Hungarian suzerainty and Ottoman pressure from the south. The type classification within MBR reflects die-study distinctions that matter considerably for attribution — Type Ia sits at the earliest stratum of his coinage program, before the design conventions settled into the more standardized later emissions.
Wallachian medieval coinage of this period borrowed heavily from contemporary Serbian and Bulgarian monetary models, a practical response to the absence of an established local minting tradition. Few examples survive in collectible condition; these circulated hard in a frontier economy.