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Haller
| Issuer | City of Bern |
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| Year | 1425 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Incuse mirror impression of the obverse type, characteristic of the bracteate or thin-flan hammered technique employed for small silver coins of this period; the bear passant and eagle above are visible in intaglio relief on the reverse field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Bern haller of this period derives its name from Hall in Swabia, where the small silver fraction originated before spreading across the German-speaking lands as a common petty denomination. Bern's municipal mint was producing these pieces under civic authority well before the canton's later monetary consolidation, and the extreme low weight meant bullion losses from clipping were economically negligible — which partly explains their survival in civic circulation far longer than heavier fractions.