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1 Weißpfennig - Werner of Falkenstein
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1404-1407 |
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| Value | 1 Albus |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing the quartered arms of the Archbishopric of Trier — a cross of Saint Peter impaled with the lozengy field of the Falkenstein family — displayed on a pointed shield within a Gothic cusped frame. The shield is boldly struck in high relief against a flat field. A beaded inner circle encloses the device, with the mint legend running continuously in Gothic script around the outer border, identifying this as a new coinage of Cochem (Govenen). |
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Werner of Falkenstein served as Archbishop of Trier from 1388 until his death in 1418, presiding over one of the Rhineland's most financially active ecclesiastical mints during a period when the archbishopric was deeply entangled in the currency disputes of the Rhenish monetary union. The Weißpfennig — literally "white penny," named for its silver content — was the workhorse denomination of the western German territories in this period, minted in volume to meet regional trade demand.
Noss Trier 281-8 places this issue within a narrow three-year window, suggesting a distinct die or administrative series rather than continuous production across Werner's full tenure.