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2 Kreuzers / 1/2 Batzen
| Issuer | City of Schaffhausen |
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| Year | 1501-1573 |
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| Value | 2 Kreuzer = 1/2 Batzen (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse lettering | + MONETA ° NOVA ° SCAFVSENS |
| Reverse description | A displayed imperial eagle with spread wings and detailed feathering occupying the central field, rendered in the German heraldic tradition. The eagle faces dexter and fills the flan with bold, deeply struck relief typical of hammered Swiss cantonal coinage of the early sixteenth century. The device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A circular Latin legend surrounds the eagle along the periphery of the coin. |
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Schaffhausen's status as a Free Imperial City gave it the right to strike its own coinage, a privilege it exercised aggressively through the sixteenth century. The Batzen denomination itself was a Swiss innovation — first struck at Bern around 1492 — and quickly adopted across the Confederation as a practical replacement for the fragmented regional pfennig economy. Schaffhausen's 2 Kreuzer equating to a half Batzen reflects the ongoing negotiation between Swiss and south German monetary conventions that characterized the period.