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1 Heller Judenpfennig
| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1820 |
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| Weight | 1.19 g |
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| Obverse description | Three-line inscription in the field denoting the denomination and date, reading '1 HELLER 1820'. This variety is distinguished by the absence of asterisks flanking the numeral '1' of the denomination, a detail used to differentiate die varieties. The legend is rendered in plain Latin capital letters with no additional ornamental elements in the field. |
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| Reverse description | An open oak wreath composed of lobed oak leaves and acorns arranged in a circular garland occupying the central field, with the inner field left plain. The wreath is rendered in naturalistic relief with individual acorns and leaf veining clearly delineated. A toothed or reeded border runs along the rim, framing the wreath design. |
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Frankfurt's Jewish community was subject to a separate toll — the Judenzoll — levied on Jews entering or transiting the city, a fiscal arrangement with medieval roots that persisted embarrassingly late into the nineteenth century. These copper tokens were issued specifically to facilitate collection of that tax, functioning as receipts or passage markers rather than general currency. The abolition of Frankfurt's Jewish body tax came in 1813 under Napoleonic pressure, but municipal practice lagged legislation considerably.
By 1820, issuance of this type was largely anachronistic — a bureaucratic remnant outlasting its own legal basis.