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1 Pfennig - Frederick of Wied
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
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| Year | 1522-1532 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Frederick of Wied held the see of Münster from 1522 until his resignation in 1532, a tenure marked by the early turbulence of the Reformation pressing hard against the prince-bishopric's borders. These small copper pieces represent the lowest denomination struck under his authority — workaday currency for the markets of Westphalia at a moment when Lutheran ideas were actively destabilizing the political footing of every ecclesiastical ruler in the region. Frederick himself was no hardliner; he resigned rather than face the mounting pressures, eventually reconciling with Rome later in life.