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MEDIEVAL RHENISH GUILDER FOUND IN POLANDA gold Rhenish guilder of Otto, Archbishop of Trier was discovered in Poland recently. -Editor
According to experts, the coin is a gold Rhenish guilder, the standard gold currency coin of the Rhineland during the 14th and 15th centuries. The obverse depicts Otto von Ziegenhein, an important figure in the Holy Roman Empire who served as the Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1419 to 1430. The museum emphasised that the discovery of such a coin in Poland is extremely rare and underscores the region's historical significance as a centre of trade and political interaction in the 15th century. The coin likely arrived in Pomerania through trade, as Rhenish guilders were of central importance to the German monetary system and were used in long-distance trading with Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Moravia, the Netherlands, Spain and France. Found via The Explorator newsletter. To subscribe to Explorator, send a blank email message to: explorator+subscribe@groups.io. -Editor
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