Bracteate of Mieszko [10]
Mieszko the Elder – bracteate
Face value: 10 pln
Alloy: 925/1000 Ag
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 14.14 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 20000 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2014-09-10
Issue price: 142 pln
Designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec
Designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec
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Coin minting under the rule of Mieszko III the
Elder (1173–1177 and 1181–1202) opens a new
period in the history of Polish coinage – the period
of bracteates or thin coins struck on one side only.
They replaced the heavier, double-sided silver coins
which had been in circulation until then.
At the same time, the number of coin types
signifi cantly increased. More than 50 types are
attributed to Mieszko III. Di erent presentations
of the Prince, St. Adalbert and brutes, real and
fantastic, appear on those coins. Also coins with no
images at all, with inscriptions only, are known. It
is also surprising that the inscriptions on the coins
attributed to Mieszko III are not only in Latin but
also in Hebrew. This phenomenon is explained by
the ...