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1 Groschen - Hermann of Schaumburg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Minden |
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| Year | 1576 |
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| Reference(s) | MB#52, Stange#108 |
| Obverse description | Central field displays the quartered arms of the Bishopric of Minden within a shield, featuring the characteristic episcopal heraldic devices. The shield is rendered in relief typical of late 16th-century German hammered coinage. A beaded inner border frames the design, with a surrounding Latin legend reading MO·NO·HARMA·EPI·D·G·MIND, identifying the coin as the new money of Hermann, Bishop of Minden by the grace of God. The overall style is consistent with the regional groschen coinage of the Lower Saxon ecclesiastical territories. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of a long cross with the date split around it, reading 15 to the left and 76 to the right, with the numeral 24 displayed within a orb or wheel below, indicating the denomination of 1/24 Thaler. Flanking elements include small pellets or rosettes in the field. A beaded inner border separates the central design from the surrounding Latin legend MAXIMI·II·ROM·IMP·SEM·AVG, acknowledging the authority of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. The composition is typical of the imperial-style groschen coinage struck under ecclesiastical authority in the German territories. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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