Lüneburg's wealth in this period derived almost entirely from its salt trade — the city controlled some of the most productive brine works in northern Europe, and the resulting prosperity allowed it to maintain an independent municipal coinage long after smaller towns had surrendered that right to territorial princes. The Blaffert denomination itself was a north German small silver unit that circulated widely across the Hanseatic network, accepted in Bremen, Hamburg, and Lübeck exchange alongside the city's own issues.
The fifty-year span of this type reflects remarkable monetary continuity for a civic issue of this weight class.
Lüneburg's wealth in this period derived almost entirely from its salt trade — the city controlled some of the most productive brine works in northern Europe, and the resulting prosperity allowed it to maintain an independent municipal coinage long after smaller towns had surrendered that right to territorial princes. The Blaffert denomination itself was a north German small silver unit that circulated widely across the Hanseatic network, accepted in Bremen, Hamburg, and Lübeck exchange alongside the city's own issues.
The fifty-year span of this type reflects remarkable monetary continuity for a civic issue of this weight class.