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3 Grote
| Issuer | Bremen, City of |
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| Year | 1634-1637 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with wings spread, bearing an orb on its breast charged with the value numeral '3'. The eagle is surmounted by an imperial crown. The surrounding Latin legend references Emperor Ferdinand II, running within a beaded circular border. |
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Bremen's 3 Grote issues of the 1630s were struck while the city was navigating the Thirty Years' War with considerable diplomatic care, maintaining its status as a free imperial city even as Swedish and Imperial forces contested the surrounding region. The billon composition reflects wartime pressure on silver supplies — a recurring compromise across northern German minting authorities during this period.