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1 Körtling - Ulrich XII
| Issuer | County of Regenstein |
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| Year | 1546-1549 |
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| Value | 1 Körtling = 6 Pfennig (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse lettering | VLRICVS. C(O). I(N). REGEN. |
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| Reverse lettering | AC. D - OM. I. - BLA - NKE. |
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The Counts of Regenstein were among the more stubborn holdouts of petty territorial coinage in the Harz region — a dynasty that had long outlived its political relevance by the mid-sixteenth century. Ulrich XII struck this Körtling during a period when the county was effectively bankrupt and deeply entangled in jurisdictional disputes with the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The Körtling denomination itself was a small regional billon or silver unit common to northern German territories, used to fill the gap left by larger coins ordinary transactions couldn't accommodate.
Regenstein was absorbed into Brandenburg-Prussia not long after this issue, making Ulrich XII one of the final issuing authorities of independent comital coinage from the county.