Bremen's municipal coinage of the 1670s occupied an awkward monetary position — the city-state was simultaneously a Free Imperial City and a contested territory following Swedish gains in the region after Westphalia. These billon Schwaren were struck for purely local petty circulation, and the two-year window reflects a specific recoinage episode rather than continuous production. Jungk's documentation of this type notes die workmanship consistent with the city's own mint operation rather than contracted striking.
Bremen's municipal coinage of the 1670s occupied an awkward monetary position — the city-state was simultaneously a Free Imperial City and a contested territory following Swedish gains in the region after Westphalia. These billon Schwaren were struck for purely local petty circulation, and the two-year window reflects a specific recoinage episode rather than continuous production. Jungk's documentation of this type notes die workmanship consistent with the city's own mint operation rather than contracted striking.