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Plappart Small eagle, pellets inside cross
| Issuer | City of Bern |
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| Year | 1410-1492 |
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| Value | 1 Plappart (1⁄50) |
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| Obverse lettering | MONETA BERNENSIS |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Bern's monetary autonomy during the fifteenth century was hard-won and jealously guarded. The city's right to strike silver coinage was formally recognized within the framework of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Plappart became the workhorse denomination of Bernese trade across the Confederation and into Burgundian territory. The type ran for over eight decades with minimal design change — a deliberate conservatism that facilitated regional acceptance.
The HMZ classification distinguishes this variety by the pellets within the cross quarters, a detail used by die specialists to sequence the emission chronology across the long production run.