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1 Halbschoter - Winrich of Kniprode
| Issuer | Teutonic Order |
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| Year | 1351-1382 |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Winrich von Kniprode's tenure as Grand Master — the longest of any holder of that office — coincided with the political and financial apex of the Teutonic Order in Prussia. The Halbschoter emerged as a practical denomination for regional commerce during this period, when the Order functioned effectively as a sovereign territorial state controlling amber, grain, and timber routes along the Baltic. Winrich's administration standardized coinage in a way his predecessors had not, and issues from his reign form the backbone of any serious collection of Ordensstaat numismatics.