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1 Prague Groschen Counterstamped
| Issuer | Ulm, City of |
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| Year | 1398-1419 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Counterstamp of the City of Ulm applied to a Bohemian Prague Groschen host coin. The counterstamp consists of a rectangular punch depicting the Ulm civic arms: a shield divided into a grid pattern of six fields, characteristic of the city's heraldic device. Above the punched shield, two six-pointed stars are visible in the field, likely remnants of the underlying Prague Groschen's original design. The host coin's original legends and devices are partially legible around the periphery in worn uncial lettering. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse retains the original Prague Groschen design, showing the Bohemian lion in the central field, heavily worn and partially obscured by the counterstamp impression visible in relief on this side. The surrounding circular legend, struck in uncial Latin characters, runs along the periphery and is largely worn but consistent with standard Prague Groschen inscriptions of the Bohemian royal series. The surface shows characteristic hammered texture and patination typical of late 14th to early 15th century Central European silver coinage. |
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Ulm's municipal authority applied counterstamps to foreign silver as a practical response to the chronic shortage of locally-issued small coinage circulating in the upper Danube region during the late fourteenth century. The Prague Groschen, struck in Bohemia under the Luxembourg kings, flooded southern German markets and required official validation before local merchants would accept them at face value. The city stamp served as that guarantee.
Krusy U2.3 is among the scarcer Ulm counterstamp varieties, with documented examples spread across a relatively narrow date window tied to specific municipal council authorizations.