Double schilling (Northern Germany)
Double shillings were North German groschen coins from the late Middle Ages and the early modern period.
Double schillings were first issued by Hamburg and Lübeck from 1468 onwards . 70 pieces went to the 12-lot (750/1000) Mark silver, which corresponded to a piece weight of about 3.34 g. Other mints of the Wendish Mint Association later also adopted this denomination. It thus gained great importance in northern Germany, which in turn led to even more coin stands introducing this denomination. From the second half of the 16th century, however, an increasing decline in value set in due to the ongoing deterioration of the coins . At the beginning of the 16th century, depending on the state of the coin , 12–16 double shillings were worth for one guilder , by 1700 there were already 24 pieces. The last double shillings were minted in the second half of the 18th century.
literature
- Tyll Kroha: Large encyclopedia of numismatics. Gütersloh 1997.