Gerhard II ruled Jülich-Berg from 1437 until his death in 1475, a tenure marked by persistent conflict with neighboring territories and the ongoing strain of maintaining two duchies under one administration. The Weißpfennig — literally "white penny," named for the bright appearance of freshly struck billon or low-grade silver — was the workhorse denomination of Rhenish commerce in this period, circulating alongside the issues of Cologne, Cleves, and the ecclesiastical mints that crowded the lower Rhine.
Noss remains the standard reference for Berg coinage, and the Be#137 attribution places this squarely within the documented sequence for Gerhard's reign.
Gerhard II ruled Jülich-Berg from 1437 until his death in 1475, a tenure marked by persistent conflict with neighboring territories and the ongoing strain of maintaining two duchies under one administration. The Weißpfennig — literally "white penny," named for the bright appearance of freshly struck billon or low-grade silver — was the workhorse denomination of Rhenish commerce in this period, circulating alongside the issues of Cologne, Cleves, and the ecclesiastical mints that crowded the lower Rhine.
Noss remains the standard reference for Berg coinage, and the Be#137 attribution places this squarely within the documented sequence for Gerhard's reign.