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.
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.