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1 Weißpfennig - John II of Baden
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1460-1463 |
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| Currency | Pfennig |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a quartered heraldic shield bearing the combined arms of Trier and Baden, set within a trefoil (trilobate) frame. In each of the three outer cusps of the trefoil appears a smaller escutcheon: the arms of Mainz, Cologne, and Bavaria-Palatinate respectively, referencing the Rhenish Electoral alliance. The composition is arranged in the characteristic late Gothic heraldic style of Electoral Rhine coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John II of Baden held the archiepiscopal see of Trier from 1456 until his death in 1503, one of the longer tenures of the period. The Weißpfennig — literally "white penny," so called for the pale, high-silver appearance fresh from the mint — was a workhorse denomination in the Rhineland monetary system, circulating alongside the heavier Groschen issues that dominated regional trade along the Moselle.
The narrow dating window of 1460–1463 likely reflects a specific mint contract or monetary ordinance rather than continuous production across John's full reign.