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2 Kreuzers - John Eucharius of Wolffurth
| Issuer | Abbey of Kempten |
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| Year | 1623-1626 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Imperial orb surmounted by a cross and crown, quartered by a cross with the numeral 2 in the lower segment, all within a beaded inner circle. The orb symbolizes the Holy Roman Empire's authority under Ferdinand II. The encircling Latin legend names the emperor and runs between the inner and outer beaded borders. |
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| Mintage | 1623 - - 1624 - - 1625 - - 1626 - - |
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The Abbey of Kempten was one of the oldest imperial abbeys in the Holy Roman Empire, its abbots holding the rank of imperial princes since the 12th century. John Eucharius of Wolffurth governed during the opening years of the Thirty Years' War, a period that forced even minor ecclesiastical mints into emergency silver production as military requisitioning disrupted regional coin supplies throughout Swabia.
Gebhardt 24 is seldom encountered in grades above Fine.