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1 Heller - John I Möhrchen
| Issuer | Duchy of Cleves |
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| Year | 1448-1481 |
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| Reference(s) | Noss Be#148 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1448-1481) |
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John I, called "Möhrchen" — a nickname whose exact origin remains disputed but likely derives from a regional term — ruled Cleves during a period of persistent friction with neighboring territories over Rhine toll rights. The heller denomination by the mid-fifteenth century had been so debased across the Rhineland that many issuing authorities were striking coins barely distinguishable from copper, making a silver heller from this period a minor but deliberate statement of monetary credibility.
The Noss classification for this type is among the thinner-documented entries in Rhenish minor coinage literature.