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⅔ Thaler - Ulrich VI
| Issuer | Bishopric of Chur |
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| Year | 1688-1690 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | LEOPOLDVS·D:G ROM:IMPER:S:A:16 88 B C 2/3 |
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The Bishopric of Chur controlled the Alpine passes of the Graubünden, and its coinage during the late seventeenth century reflects the region's peculiar position as a transit zone between competing Habsburg, French, and Venetian commercial interests. The ⅔ Thaler denomination — a fraction that seems odd to modern eyes — was in fact a practical response to northern German monetary conventions, where the ⅔ Thaler had become a widely accepted trading unit after the Leipzig Monetary Convention of 1690 attempted to stabilize circulation across fragmented territories.
Ulrich VI von Mont served as Prince-Bishop of Chur from 1661 until his death in 1692, a tenure long enough to see multiple coinage programs through.