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10 Kreuzers - Joseph Mohr
| Issuer | Bishopric of Chur |
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| Year | 1630-1636 |
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| Weight | 4.5 g |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, with wings spread, each head facing outward. An orb at the center of the eagle's breast bears the denomination numeral 10. The date appears in the exergue below the eagle. The circular Latin legend, referencing Emperor Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor, runs along the outer border between a beaded inner ring and a reeded rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | FERDIN · II · D · G · ROM · IM · S · AV · 1630 · 10 |
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The Bishopric of Chur maintained minting rights through the Thirty Years' War largely by navigating the fractious politics of the Graubünden, the Swiss canton whose confessional divisions between Catholic, Reformed, and Reformed-leaning communities made it one of the most volatile territories in the Alpine region during this period. Joseph Mohr served as Prince-Bishop from 1621 to 1636, and his coinage reflects a determined assertion of episcopal authority at a moment when that authority was under genuine pressure from both external military threat and internal cantonal factionalism.