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1/2 Groschen - Conrad II Bayer of Boppard
| Issuer | Bishopric of Metz |
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| Year | 1415-1459 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ✶ CORAD` ✶EPS ✶ MET` (Translation: Conrad, Bishop of Metz.) |
| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross with equal arms occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The arms of the cross extend to the inner border, dividing the field into four quadrants. The surrounding legend, contained between the beaded circle and the outer toothed border, reads as a monetary inscription attributing the issue to the mint of Marsal. The reverse is consistent with standard ecclesiastical groschen coinage of the region and period. |
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Conrad II Bayer of Boppard held the see of Metz for over four decades, a tenure marked by persistent friction with the city's bourgeoisie and ongoing struggles to maintain episcopal control over municipal finances. The Bishopric's minting rights, long contested by the city itself, made issues like this half groschen a direct expression of jurisdictional authority rather than mere monetary convenience. Metz sat at a crossroads of French and Imperial influence, and the denomination reflects the region's absorption of groschen-based accounting systems spreading eastward from France through the 14th century.