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| Uitgever | Abbey of Kempten |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1623 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | B. HILDEGARDIS. FVND. MO. CAMPIDON. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
John Eucharius of Wolffurt served as Prince-Abbot of Kempten during one of the most destructive phases of the Thirty Years' War, and his coinage reflects the precarious autonomy the Imperial Abbey was struggling to maintain. Kempten held the status of an Imperial abbey — answerable to the Emperor, not to any territorial prince — which gave it the right to strike coins but also made it a target for military occupation and financial extraction by passing armies.
The 1623 date places this thaler within two years of the Battle of White Mountain, when Catholic imperial forces were consolidating control across southern Germany. Kempten's silver coinage in this period was as much a political assertion as a financial instrument.