Leopold I of Lorraine struck this issue specifically to facilitate trade through Aubonne, a lordship on the northern shore of Lake Geneva that Leopold had acquired in 1670 through inheritance from the House of Savoy's cadet lines. The duchy's geographic position between France and the Empire made currency interoperability a persistent administrative headache, and locally denominated silver of this weight was a direct response to Swiss and Savoyard commercial pressure rather than any general monetary reform.
Production was confined to a narrow two-year window, ending with Leopold's death in March 1729 — though striking appears to have ceased well before that.
Leopold I of Lorraine struck this issue specifically to facilitate trade through Aubonne, a lordship on the northern shore of Lake Geneva that Leopold had acquired in 1670 through inheritance from the House of Savoy's cadet lines. The duchy's geographic position between France and the Empire made currency interoperability a persistent administrative headache, and locally denominated silver of this weight was a direct response to Swiss and Savoyard commercial pressure rather than any general monetary reform.
Production was confined to a narrow two-year window, ending with Leopold's death in March 1729 — though striking appears to have ceased well before that.