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Kreuzer
| Issuer | Canton of Valais |
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| Year | 1628 |
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| Reference(s) | HMZ 1#2-1076a, KM#40 |
| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the quartered arms of the Canton of Valais, depicting six mullets (six-pointed stars) arranged in pairs across three divisions of the shield, surmounted by an eagle displayed as crest. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle. The circular legend MON · REIP . VALLESIÆ runs around the periphery, reading 'Money of the Republic of Valais', in Latin capital letters. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of a quatrefoil cross with curved, petal-like arms set within a plain inner circle, evoking the cross of Saint Theodore, patron saint of Valais. A small pellet or annulet appears at the centre of the cross. The surrounding legend ★ S . THEODOLVS . 1628 encircles the design within a beaded border, naming the saint and recording the date of issue. |
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The Canton of Valais operated with considerable monetary independence in the early seventeenth century, issuing its own small billon coinage well before the consolidation pressures that would later squeeze cantonal minting rights. The 1628 date places this piece squarely in the Thirty Years' War period, when trade disruption across the Holy Roman Empire created chronic shortages of reliable small change throughout the Swiss cantons — a vacuum that local issuers like Valais readily filled.
Billon strikes from this mint are frequently found with uneven flan preparation, a characteristic of the period rather than any specific die failure.