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Angster 'Bäggeli'
| Issuer | City of Lucerne |
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| Year | 1550-1656 |
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| Reference(s) | Wielandt Luzern#56, HMZ 2#–, Haas L#659 |
| Obverse description | Facing bust of a bishop presented in low relief, wearing a semi-circular mitre ornamented with two pellets flanking a central ridge or bridge. The effigy is rendered in a simplified, archaic style characteristic of small billon emergency or fractional coinage of the period. No surrounding legend is present; the design occupies the full coin field. |
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| Mintage | ND (1550-1656) - Wielandt# 56 - ND (1550-1656) - Wielandt# 56a - |
| Additional information |
The Angster was the smallest denomination in circulation across much of the Swiss Confederation during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and Lucerne's issues were no exception to the chronic shortage of small change that plagued urban economies throughout the period. The informal designation 'Bäggeli' — a diminutive term rooted in local dialect — suggests these coins circulated primarily among the working population for whom they represented real daily purchasing power.
The absence of an HMZ 2 number points to how poorly documented this issue remains in the major Swiss references.