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1/9 Thaler
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1623-1624 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#69, Kelln#303, Slg. Erl#464 |
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| Obverse lettering | MONETA.ARGENTEA.REIPVB.NVRENBERG: |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nuremberg's 1/9 Thaler denomination was a direct response to the Kipper- und Wipperzeit — the catastrophic debasement crisis of 1619–1623 in which mints across the Holy Roman Empire systematically produced underweight, debased coinage to extract seigniorage profit during wartime financial chaos. By 1623, restoring fractional silver on honest weight standards was itself a political statement. The ninth-thaler fraction, unusual enough to mark Nuremberg as an independent actor in monetary policy, reflects the city's determination to restore public confidence in small denomination silver after years of worthless copper-washed coins flooding daily commerce.