Goslar's civic coinage of this period reflects the city's jealously guarded minting rights, which it defended against encroachment from the Prince-Bishops of Hildesheim throughout the sixteenth century. The Körtling — a small-denomination north German silver piece — circulated primarily in local trade networks centered on the Harz mining economy, where Goslar's proximity to the Rammelsberg ore deposits made silver coinage both practical and politically pointed.
Goslar's civic coinage of this period reflects the city's jealously guarded minting rights, which it defended against encroachment from the Prince-Bishops of Hildesheim throughout the sixteenth century. The Körtling — a small-denomination north German silver piece — circulated primarily in local trade networks centered on the Harz mining economy, where Goslar's proximity to the Rammelsberg ore deposits made silver coinage both practical and politically pointed.