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20 Kreuzer
| Issuer | Regensburg, Free city of |
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| Year | 1774-1775 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#420, Beckenb#7404 |
| Obverse description | At center, the arms of Regensburg — two crossed keys on a shield — displayed within a wreath-like cartouche formed by an ornate circular frame. Flanking the shield are a laurel branch to the left and a palm branch to the right, both springing from the base. Below the arms, the numeral '20' denotes the face value on a scroll-like ribbon, with the mint name 'RATISBONA' and the date below. The fineness legend '60 EINE FEINE MARK' arcs around the upper field, and the mintmaster's initial 'B' appears in the exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Regensburg's status as a Free Imperial City gave it minting rights technically independent of both Bavaria and the Habsburg crown, though in practice its coinage closely shadowed imperial monetary conventions. The 1774–75 date range likely reflects a short authorized emission tied to municipal fiscal need rather than any sustained minting program — Regensburg's output was never prolific, and the city's financial administration was notoriously strained through the latter half of the eighteenth century.
The Reichstag sat permanently in Regensburg from 1663 until Napoleon dissolved the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, a fact that gave the city outsized political visibility relative to its modest size and mint production.