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Kreuzer - Thomas Franz
| Issuer | Reichenau, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1718-1740 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of the Lordship of Reichenau, set within an ornate crowned cartouche, the crown appearing at top center. The armorial device is enclosed by a circular beaded border, with the Latin legend distributed around the outer periphery of the coin. |
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| Mintage | ND (1718-1740) - - 1723 - - 1724 - - 1725 - - 1726 - - 1727 - - 1728 - - 1729 - - 1730 - - |
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Reichenau's coinage rights were an anomaly even by the fragmented standards of the Holy Roman Empire — the island abbey on Lake Constance had exercised minting privileges since the medieval period, and the lordship's late survival into the eighteenth century produced issues that circulated almost exclusively within the immediate region. Thomas Franz von Bodman, who held the lordship through this period, struck these billon kreuzers under authority that was already being squeezed by larger territorial powers. The series ended with the lordship's absorption before mid-century.