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1 Mariengroschen - Francis Arnold of Metternich
| Issuer | Paderborn, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1710-1713 |
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| Value | 1 Mariengroschen (1⁄36) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned ornate script FA monogram of Bishop Francis Arnold of Metternich occupying the central field, with the mintmaster's initials JW positioned below. The date appears at the conclusion of the peripheral Latin legend. The monogram is rendered in decorative interlaced script beneath a princely crown, reflecting the ecclesiastical authority of the issuer. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Francis Arnold of Metternich-Winneburg held the Paderborn see from 1704 until his death in 1718, a tenure shaped almost entirely by the disruptions of the War of the Spanish Succession. The Westphalian bishoprics were repeatedly squeezed for military contributions during these years, and the debasement visible in this billon issue — barely a third silver — reflects exactly that fiscal pressure rather than any administrative negligence.
Mariengroschen coinage had circulated through the northwest German ecclesiastical territories for over two centuries by this point, the denomination deeply embedded in local trade. The tight four-year window of this type corresponds to a specific renegotiation of minting rights within the diocese.