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12 Kreuzers
| Uitgever | City of Weissenburg (French States) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1622 |
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| Referentie(s) | KM#11, E&L#23 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field displays the crowned civic arms of Weissenburg: a turreted gate with two flanking towers above a shield bearing a cross, all rendered in relief within an inner beaded circle. The date 16-22 is divided across the lower portion of the shield on either side. The encircling Latin legend reads MO NO IMP CIV WEISSENBVRGENSIS, identifying this as a coin of the Imperial City of Weissenburg. The overall design is characteristic of early seventeenth-century German municipal coinage struck by hammer technique. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | MO NO IMP CIV WEISSENBVRGENSI 16 22 |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Weissenburg's 12 Kreuzer issue of 1622 falls squarely within the Kipper- und Wipperzeit — the "clipping and culling time" — a monetary catastrophe that swept the Holy Roman Empire from roughly 1619 to 1623. Municipal and territorial mints across the Empire raced to debase their coinage, skimming silver content while issuing coins at face value, triggering ruinous inflation and widespread hoarding of older, honest money. Weissenburg, an imperial free city in Alsace, was not immune to the pressure to participate.
At 2.65 g, this piece sits notably light for a 12 Kreuzer denomination of honest issue, consistent with the debased output typical of the crisis period.