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4 Pfennig
| Issuer | Coesfeld, City of |
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| Year | 1763 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The city arms of Coesfeld displayed within a crowned baroque shield at center, featuring a facing ox head in the lower half and decorative foliate elements in the upper half. The shield is surmounted by a crown and enclosed within an inner beaded circle. The circular Latin legend surrounding the device reads STADT COSVELDT with the date, separated by star-shaped stops. |
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| Reverse description | The Roman numeral IIII, denoting the denomination of four Pfennig, appears in large raised characters at center within a rectangular frame bordered by double lines. The frame is set within an elaborate ornamental surround featuring scrolling foliate and volute decorations at the top, sides, and bottom, filling the field to the coin's edge. |
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Coesfeld's copper small change of 1763 was struck during a period when the Seven Years' War had severely disrupted regional coin supplies across the Holy Roman Empire, forcing dozens of Westphalian towns to issue their own emergency municipal coinage to keep local commerce moving. The city held episcopal market rights that gave it unusual latitude to produce such pieces independently of the prince-bishopric of Münster.
KM#14 is the sole recorded type for this denomination from this issuer, suggesting limited or one-time production rather than a sustained municipal minting program.