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2 Albus Frankfurt
| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1693-1694 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse lettering | REIPUB: FRANCOFVURT |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Frankfurt's 2 Albus issues of the early 1690s were produced under considerable fiscal strain, as the city absorbed the costs of maintaining its status as a free imperial city during the Nine Years' War — a conflict that drained municipal treasuries across the Holy Roman Empire without directly threatening Frankfurt's walls. The Albus was a regional currency of long standing in the Rhenish tradition, and Frankfurt's continued striking of small silver in this denomination reflects the city's role as a commercial hub requiring reliable small change for its famous trade fairs.