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| Issuer | Zug |
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| Year | 1564-1599 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Shield bearing the arms of the Canton of Zug — divided horizontally, with the upper half featuring a horizontal bar — struck within a beaded or rope-bordered circle. The design is rendered in the crude, low-relief style characteristic of hammered billon hellers of the late sixteenth century, with the shield centrally placed in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Zug was among the smallest and least economically powerful of the Swiss Confederacy's member cantons, and its billon heller issues of the late sixteenth century reflect that position — the denomination itself was the lowest unit in common circulation, worth half a pfennig. Production was sporadic rather than systematic, driven by local petty-commerce demand rather than any coordinated monetary policy from the canton.
The HMZ 1#2-1085a cataloging spans a 35-year emission window, suggesting these were struck on multiple occasions rather than in a single run.