Zofingen's civic coinage rights in this period derived from imperial grants that the city jealously guarded against encroachment by the Habsburg administration. The Angster — a fractional denomination struck for petty local exchange — circulated almost exclusively within the town and its immediate market catchment, which is precisely why survivors are so rarely found in decent condition: these were pocket change, handled constantly and discarded without ceremony.
Zofingen's civic coinage rights in this period derived from imperial grants that the city jealously guarded against encroachment by the Habsburg administration. The Angster — a fractional denomination struck for petty local exchange — circulated almost exclusively within the town and its immediate market catchment, which is precisely why survivors are so rarely found in decent condition: these were pocket change, handled constantly and discarded without ceremony.