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1 Groschen - Alexander I Type Ia
| Issuer | Principality of Moldavia |
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| Year | 1400-1432 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the auroch head of Moldavia facing forward, rendered in low relief characteristic of early 15th-century hammered coinage. The bovine head is shown frontally with prominent horns, a rose or star device between the horns, and a crescent below the neck. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a peripheral legend in uncial Latin characters reading SI MOLDAVINS, referencing the seal of Moldavia. The flan is irregular and slightly broader than the die, with the legend partially visible around the circumference. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the Moldavian auroch or bovine head in heraldic style, rendered with bold hammered strokes on an irregular flan. A six-pointed star or rosette device appears prominently within or above the central motif, accompanied by a crescent element. The design is enclosed by a beaded inner circle, with a peripheral legend in uncial Latin characters dispersed around the circumference. The overall execution reflects the provincial hammered coinage style of the early Moldavian principality under Alexander I. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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