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12 Kreuzer
| Issuer | Strasbourg, City of |
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| Year | 1615-1623 |
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| Value | 12 Kreuzers (⅙) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Strasbourg's 12 Kreuzer issues of this period fall squarely within the monetary chaos preceding the Thirty Years' War, when the Kipper- und Wipperzeit — the great debasement crisis of 1619–1623 — saw municipal and territorial mints across the Holy Roman Empire frantically reduce silver content to exploit exchange rate differentials. Strasbourg, guarding its status as a free imperial city, was not immune to the pressures that pushed smaller authorities into outright fraud. The span of dates on this type reflects a prolonged emission rather than a single striking event, consistent with the city's need to maintain a circulating medium through years of monetary instability.