1/2 Groschen - Henry III

Henry III of Bar spent much of his reign entangled in the competing pressures of the French crown and the Holy Roman Empire — Bar sat precisely on that frontier, and its coinage reflects the political tightrope. The half-groschen denomination emerged as French gros-type coins penetrated the region's commercial life during the late 13th century, forcing local lords to issue fractional equivalents simply to participate in routine trade.

Duplessy 100 is among the scarcer documented Bar issues. Die workmanship at the Bar mint in this period was uneven, and examples with full, legible legends are genuinely difficult to find.