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Batzen 'Plappart-Batzen'
| Issuer | City of Lucerne |
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| Year | 1501-1550 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Vertically divided shield bearing the arms of Lucerne: the dexter half plain (argent) and the sinister half hatched (gules), with the initial letter 'L' in the left field and 'V' in the right field flanking the shield. An eagle displayed faces left above the shield. The surrounding Gothic legend reads the mint authority inscription. The design is executed in the late Gothic manner characteristic of early sixteenth-century Lucerne municipal coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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The Batzen denomination emerged from a regional monetary agreement — the Swiss Confederation standardized the coin across multiple cantons in the early sixteenth century precisely because cross-border trade demanded a common silver unit. Lucerne's participation in this system placed it among the earliest issuers. The hybrid name 'Plappart-Batzen' reflects the coin's deliberate equivalence to the older Plappart, a transitional concession to local monetary habit during the switch to the Batzen standard.