2 Kreuzers - Johann VI

Johann VI von Flugi af Aspermont was Prince-Bishop of Chur during the final convulsions of the Thirty Years' War, and this small billon piece falls precisely within the months bracketing the Peace of Westphalia. The Bishopric of Chur retained its minting rights throughout the conflict largely because the Graubünden had become a strategic corridor — French, Spanish, and Imperial forces all needed passage through the Alpine passes the region controlled, making outright occupation politically untenable for any single power.

Johann VI's episcopate ended in 1661, but coinage bearing his name clusters heavily around 1648–49, suggesting a specific fiscal need tied to the war's conclusion rather than routine production.