 Bracteat Bishop Ulrichs von Halberstadt and Albert I of Brandenburg. A bracteate (Latin bractea, a thin piece of metal) is a flat, thin, single-sided gold or silver coin produced in Central Europe predominantly during the Middle Ages, but also earlier during the European Iron Age.
Bracteates were the main type of coin minted in German-speaking areas, with the exception of the Rhineland, from the middle of the 12th century through the 14th century. In some cantons of Switzerland, bracteate-like rappen, heller, and angster were produced during the 18th century.
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