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1 Kreuzer
| Issuer | Regensburg, Free city of |
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| Year | 1621-1622 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#28, Beckenb#5103, 5104 |
| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the civic arms of Regensburg — two crossed keys in saltire — set within an elaborately scrolled and winged cartouche with foliate mantling to either side. The four-digit date appears above the shield in the upper field. The coin's irregular hammered flan is bordered by a plain inner ring with faint dentillation visible along the rim. |
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| Mintage | 1621 - - 1622 - - |
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Regensburg's kreuzer issues of 1621–22 fall squarely within the monetary chaos of the Kipper- und Wipperzeit, the clipping and debasing frenzy that swept the Holy Roman Empire during the opening years of the Thirty Years' War. Mints across the Reich — including many that had no business striking coins — flooded circulation with debased small change, then refused to accept it back at face value. Regensburg, as a Free Imperial City with its own minting authority, was both participant and victim.
The Beckenbach references covering two die variants suggest production across both years was substantial enough to require multiple working dies.