Baden-Baden in the early 1620s was caught directly in the opening devastation of the Thirty Years' War. Margrave Wilhelm I had converted to Catholicism, aligning Baden-Baden against the Protestant Union, and his territory was repeatedly occupied and plundered during this period. That a mint was functioning at all between 1624 and 1626 is itself notable — output was almost certainly sporadic, which likely accounts for the coin's scarcity today.
A silver Pfennig of 0.31g sits at the absolute lower boundary of practical minting, and these tiny pieces were notoriously vulnerable to loss and wear even under peaceful conditions.
Baden-Baden in the early 1620s was caught directly in the opening devastation of the Thirty Years' War. Margrave Wilhelm I had converted to Catholicism, aligning Baden-Baden against the Protestant Union, and his territory was repeatedly occupied and plundered during this period. That a mint was functioning at all between 1624 and 1626 is itself notable — output was almost certainly sporadic, which likely accounts for the coin's scarcity today.
A silver Pfennig of 0.31g sits at the absolute lower boundary of practical minting, and these tiny pieces were notoriously vulnerable to loss and wear even under peaceful conditions.