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1 Heller
| Issuer | Münster, City of |
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| Year | 1620 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of the city of Münster: three horizontal bars with a central pellet on the middle bar, surmounted by a crown adorned with a fleur-de-lis. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by the circular Latin legend STADT MVNSTER reading around the periphery, all within an outer beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Münster's copper heller issues of 1620 fall directly within the Kipper- und Wipperzeit — the currency debasement crisis that swept the Holy Roman Empire beginning around 1619, when dozens of mints, municipal and princely alike, raced to produce debased small coinage and pocket the difference in bullion value. Copper hellers from city mints during this period circulated aggressively and wore quickly, which makes problem-free survivors harder to locate than mintage alone would suggest.