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1 Batzen - Walter of Kronberg
| Issuer | Teutonic Order |
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| Year | 1535 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with spread wings, occupying the central field. A small orb or shield is placed on the eagle's breast. A circular Latin legend surrounding the eagle contains the titles of Holy Roman Emperor Karl V (Charles V). The overall rendering is characteristic of German Renaissance hammered coinage of the early sixteenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Walter von Cronberg assumed leadership of the Teutonic Order in 1527 under extraordinary pressure — Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach had already secularized the Prussian branch three years earlier, converting it into a Protestant duchy and leaving the Order's German holdings as the remnant core. Walter's coinage, struck from these remaining Franconian and Hessian territories, was as much a political statement of institutional survival as it was a practical necessity. The Batzen denomination itself was a southwestern German standard that the Order adopted to remain compatible with regional trade.