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4 Batzens 'Örtli'
| Issuer | Canton of Schwyz |
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| Year | 1672-1674 |
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| Weight | 5.30 g |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 1672 - - 1674 - - |
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Schwyz was among the smallest of the original forest cantons yet maintained independent coinage rights jealously guarded against encroachment from larger neighbors. The "Örtli" denomination — a quarter of a Batzen system unit — occupied an awkward place in the confederation's monetary patchwork, where inter-cantonal exchange rates shifted constantly and local issues rarely circulated far beyond their home territory. Production ran only three years, likely reflecting the practical limitations of a small canton sustaining its own minting operation against the economics of such a short-lived series.