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71/2 Batzen Siege coinage, Klippe
| Issuer | City of Frankenthal (under siege) |
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| Year | 1623 |
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| Value | 71/2 Batzen |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely blank, with no design, legend, or device, as was typical for hastily produced siege klippe coinage where only one die face was impressed. |
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Frankenthal, a Palatinate town garrisoned by Dutch troops, endured a prolonged siege during the early Thirty Years' War. The 1623 klippe was struck from whatever silver could be gathered inside the walls — siege coinages of this type were emergency authorizations, not planned issues, and the irregular square planchet reflects exactly that: speed over precision. Frankenthal finally surrendered to Spanish forces in April 1623, making this issue datable to the final weeks of the siege itself.