Meissen groschen

Groschen of the Margraviate of Meissen,
Reverse: Meissen lion rampant facing left with a simple tail,
Latin inscription: GROSSUS MARCHIONNIS MISNENISIS ("Groschen of the March of Meissen")
Obverse:cross fleury with quatrefoil,
Latin inscription: abbreviated title of the mint lords: DEI GRATIA THURINGIAE LANDGRAVI (By the Grace of God Landgrave of Thuringia)

The Meissen groschen (Meißner Groschen) or broad groschen (Breite Groschen) was a Meissen-Saxon silver coin of the 14th and 15th centuries and the regional currency of the Margraviate of Meissen in the Late Middle Ages. It was introduced by Margrave Frederick II of Meissen in 1338/39 and modelled on the Prague groschen.[1][2]

  1. ^ Fengler et al. (1976), p. 281.
  2. ^ Arnold (1978), pp. 14 ff.