Banate of Severin
Banate within Hungary (1228-1526)
Location: Southwest Romania
Capital City: Craiova
Government type: Banate of Hungary
Main languages: Romanian, Hungarian
Main religions: Christianity
Chronology
1228: King Béla IV of Hungary creates the Banate and grants it to knights to defend the frontier from Bulgaria
1330: Most of the Banate conquered by Wallachia, the border and control would shift over the following centuries
1526: Banate abolished and divided between Hungary and Wallachia
Currency
Denier (1429-1435)
Coins from Severin in the collection
•1 Denier, Ban Nicolae Redwitz (1429-1435) (silver)