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2 Kreuzer
| Issuer | Kempten, Free city of |
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| Year | 1624-1625 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, with wings spread and heads facing outward, bearing a central orb on the breast inscribed with the numeral 2 denoting the denomination. The eagle is rendered in the characteristic early 17th-century German style with detailed feathering. A circular legend surrounds the design, incorporating the date at the end of the inscription. The overall composition is framed by a beaded inner circle. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kempten's status as a free imperial city was perpetually contested — the city shared its territory with the Prince-Abbots of Kempten, a tension that periodically erupted into jurisdictional conflict throughout the early seventeenth century. This issue falls squarely within the Kipper und Wipper crisis, the catastrophic currency debasement that swept the Holy Roman Empire between roughly 1619 and 1623, leaving municipal mints scrambling to restore credibility with small silver issues as the worst of the inflation subsided.
The two-year production window suggests a limited, needs-driven run rather than a sustained civic minting program.