Catalog
10 Kreuzer
| Issuer | Augsburg, Free city of |
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| Year | 1560-1562 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, with wings spread and each head surmounted by a small crown, the two crowns united beneath a single larger imperial crown above. On the eagle's breast, a round orb bears the denomination numeral '10', denoting the value in Kreuzer. The surrounding circular Latin legend references the authority of Emperor Ferdinand I, reading FERDINANDI IMP AVG P F DECRETO, indicating the coin was struck by imperial decree. The design follows the standard iconographic convention established for Holy Roman Empire subsidiary coinage of the period. |
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Augsburg's status as a Free Imperial City gave its mint the right to strike silver coinage under Habsburg oversight, but the city exercised considerable latitude in its monetary policy throughout the mid-sixteenth century. This issue falls squarely within the period of the Augsburg settlement's aftermath — the 1555 Peace of Augsburg had just formalized the coexistence of Lutheran and Catholic territories, and the city itself remained confessionally divided, a tension that shaped its civic administration for generations.
The three-year window of production is narrow enough to suggest a specific authorization rather than a standing mint order.