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3 Kreuzer / Stiver - In name of Matthias
| Issuer | Batenburg, Barony of |
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| Year | 1612-1619 |
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| Value | 1 Stiver (Stuiver) (1/20) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays a tripartite heraldic shield arranged within a beaded inner circle, bearing the arms of Batenburg. The upper dexter quarter shows a lion passant, the upper sinister quarter features a bird, and the lower quarters display additional heraldic charges including a cross. The shield is surrounded by a circular Latin legend reading MONETA · NOVA · ARGENT · BAT · I · S · T, separated by pellet stops, all within a plain outer border. The overall style is characteristic of early seventeenth-century German hammered coinage, with the devices exhibiting the bold but somewhat crude engraving typical of minor baronial issues. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Batenburg was a small lordship on the Maas in Gelderland, and its mint operated in near-constant tension with the surrounding Dutch authorities, who repeatedly attempted to suppress coinage they considered debased and disruptive to regional commerce. These small silver issues struck in the name of Emperor Matthias exploited the imperial minting privilege while the barony's lords leveraged every legal ambiguity to keep the dies running. The Holy Roman Emperor's name lent nominal legitimacy, but enforcement from Vienna was essentially nonexistent at this distance.
The barony was abolished and annexed by the Dutch Republic in 1619, which hard-dates the end of this series.