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1 Goldgulden - Theodoric II of Moers Riehl
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Cologne |
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| Year | 1440 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | Three heraldic shields arranged in trefoil formation around a central crescent and pellet device: the arms of Mainz at upper left, the arms of the Palatinate/Bavaria below, and the arms of Trier/Sierck at upper right, each shield separated by the curving trefoil lobes. The monetary legend in Gothic uncial letters runs continuously around the outer margin, identifying this as a new gold coin struck at the Riehl mint. |
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Theodoric II of Moers held the archbishopric of Cologne from 1414 to 1463 — one of the longest tenures of any Cologne archbishop — but his reign was financially and politically turbulent throughout. The Cologne archbishops had been issuing Rhenish goldgulden as members of the Kurrheinischer Münzverein since the late 14th century, bound by inter-electoral agreements that fixed weight and fineness standards across the Rhine. Violations of those standards were a persistent source of diplomatic friction between member mints.
The Riehl mint, situated on the Rhine north of the city, handled a significant portion of Theodoric's gold output precisely because it sat outside the tighter municipal oversight of Cologne proper.