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1 Pfennig - Christopher I

Issuer Margraviate of Baden
Year 1475-1515
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Weight 0.3 g
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description Typical of bracteate technique, the reverse is entirely blank and featureless, presenting a smooth, slightly convex surface that is the incuse mirror impression left by the single-die hammering process used to strike this type of coin.
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Christopher I ruled Baden from 1475 until his death in 1527, though this issue is attributed to the earlier portion of his reign when the margraviate was navigating the fractured political geography of the Upper Rhine. The forty-year production window reflects the chronic inconsistency of small denomination silver coinage in southwestern German territories during this period — dies were reused, updated intermittently, and production was tied to local fiscal need rather than any systematic minting schedule.

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