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Bluzger
| Issuer | Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden |
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| Year | 1738-1739 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ⁕ · MONETA · APPENZ : |
| Reverse description | A bold ornate cross with decorative terminations fills the central field, its four arms extending to an inner circle that divides the legend. The quadrants formed by the cross are plain. The peripheral Latin legend DEVS · EXUDI * ·17 ⁕ 38 ⁕ — an abbreviated invocation meaning 'God hear [us]' — encircles the design, with the date 1738 incorporated into the legend. The overall composition is characteristic of small Swiss cantonal billon coinage of the early 18th century. |
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Appenzell Innerrhoden was among the smallest and poorest of the Swiss cantons, and its coinage reflected that — the Bluzger was a fractional billon piece of minimal intrinsic value, issued to meet local petty transaction needs that larger cantonal issues couldn't efficiently serve. The two-year window of 1738–1739 suggests a single authorized emission rather than ongoing production, likely tied to a specific shortage of small change rather than any standing mint operation.
Innerrhoden retained its Catholic identity and political independence after the 1597 split from Ausserrhoden, and its mint activity was always sporadic. Few Swiss cantons of comparable size bothered striking their own coinage this late into the 18th century.