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6 Mariengroschen - Ernest August I
| Issuer | Osnabrück, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1669 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ernest August was elected Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück in 1661 under the terms of the Peace of Westphalia, which had established an unusual alternating succession between Catholic and Lutheran holders of the see — he was the first Lutheran incumbent under that arrangement. The Mariengroschen was a north German accounting denomination deeply embedded in Lower Saxon trade, and Osnabrück's issues from this decade reflect the bishopric's effort to maintain a credible local silver currency during a period of persistent debasement pressure from neighboring mints.
Welter 1853 is scarce in any grade. Most examples encountered show significant die fatigue on the reverse.