Land coin

Georg , Principality of Calenberg , 2 Mariengroschen land coin 1638 ( Welter 1462)

August II. , Electorate of Saxony , 6 pfennigs land coin 1701 " Red Sigh ", Leipzig Mint

In Germany, during the Kipper and Wipper era until the late 18th century, coins were designated as land coins , which were minted not according to the valid imperial foot , but in a smaller alloy and which were only circulable in the territory of their minters. So it was a question of divisional coins .

Most of these were smaller denominations, but even Brandenburg 2/3 thalers were known as “Brandenb. Landmünz. ".

The term “Landmünze” should not be confused with the term “Landesmünzen”, which encompasses all coins of a country.

See also

• Kipper münzstätten (Kursachsen)
• Kippertaler

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Friedrich Frh. V. Schrötter: dictionary of coinage . 2., unchanged. Edition d. Edition 1930. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 1970. p. 342.
2. ^ Tyll Kroha: Large encyclopedia of numismatics . 2nd edition 1997. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag. P. 262.

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