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1 Albus - Hermann IV of Hessen 'der Friedsame'
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Cologne |
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| Year | 1489 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Four heraldic shields arranged in cruciform fashion around a central point, each bearing the arms of the Archbishopric of Cologne and its associated territories. The shields are separated by small crosses or decorative elements forming a cross-shaped composition. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a continuous Latin inscription in Gothic lettering along the outer border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hermann IV ruled Cologne from 1480 until his forced resignation in 1508 — a tenure marked less by ecclesiastical distinction than by persistent financial strain and friction with the city of Cologne itself. The albus was the workhorse denomination of Rhenish trade coinage, and issues of this type circulated heavily across the Rhine corridor, which does no favors to surviving examples. The epithet "der Friedsame" (the Peaceable) was something of a misnomer; his episcopate ended under considerable political pressure from cathedral chapter factions.