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15 Kreuzers - Georg Philip
| Issuer | Haldenstein, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1689-1691 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with a five-fold heraldic shield on the breast bearing the arms of the Holy Roman Empire. The value numeral XV appears below the eagle within a cartouche. The encircling Latin legend incorporates the regnal dedication to Emperor Leopold I and the date, reading LEOPOLD·I·DG·R· IMP·SEMP·A·1691 XV. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Haldenstein was a tiny imperial lordship wedged into the Rhine valley south of Chur, its coin-issuing authority derived from a direct relationship with the Holy Roman Emperor rather than subordination to the Graubünden canton surrounding it. Georg Philipp von Schauenstein-Ehrenfeld, lord from 1680 to 1693, struck these 15 Kreuzer pieces during a period when Swiss and German minor lords were flooding the market with small silver coin — partly as a revenue exercise, partly to satisfy genuine regional demand during chronic small-change shortages following the disruptions of the Thirty Years' War's long economic tail.
The three-year window of this issue likely reflects the expiry or revocation of a minting privilege rather than any political crisis specific to Haldenstein.