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1 Groschen - Theodore of Fürstenberg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Paderborn |
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| Year | 1614-1615 |
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| Value | 1 Groschen = 1⁄24 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central oval shield bearing the quartered arms of Paderborn and Fürstenberg, set within an ornate baroque cartouche and superimposed upon a crossed sword and crozier in saltire. A mitre appears above the shield. The surrounding legend in Latin runs along the coin's circumference, abbreviating the name and titles of Bishop Theodore of Fürstenberg. |
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| Reverse lettering | MAT(IAS). I. (D.G.) R(O). I(M)(P). S. A(U)(V). |
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Theodore of Fürstenberg governed the Bishopric of Paderborn during an exceptionally turbulent stretch of the Thirty Years' War's lead-up, overseeing aggressive Catholic re-Catholicization in a region bitterly contested between confessions. Small silver groschen of this type were struck in quantity to meet local commercial demand — the ecclesiastical territories of Westphalia ran their own mints largely independent of imperial monetary reform pressures. The Schwede 38h designation distinguishes this specific die pairing within a short-lived two-year emission.