Guben Mint

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The mint Guben was a mid-18th century along with a coppersmith operated coin in the town of Guben . The location owes itself to the river Schwarzes Fließ , which drove many mills near Guben. During the Seven Years' War, the Prussian King Friedrich II stayed in the building of the mint when he withdrew from Silesia (October 14, 1760).

Previous coinage in Guben

As early as 1309, the town of Guben was allowed to mint pfennigs by Elector Rudolf I (confirmation 1319).

There are also coins from 1621 that bear the crowned letter "G" in a pearl wreath as a symbol for Guben. This is the tipper and luffing time .

The modern mint (1751–1756)

The modern mint and the " copper hammer " were set up in 1751 under Elector Friedrich August II , who at the same time as August III. Was king of Poland. The commissioning of the mint and the coinage were related to a reform of the Polish coinage. For this purpose, the Grünthal mint was put back into operation.

The two mints were initially leased by the royal colonel Baron von Stein (Rutokovskian dragoon regiment ) and his quartermaster Hertel. The royal general and privy councilor Count von Unruh later took over the management.

Polish shillings ( Szelagi ) and Polish groschen (1 groszy = 3 shillings) were minted . Both types of coins are made of copper coins . The coins bear an image of August III. , but neither mint master's mark nor any other indication as to whether they come from Guben or Grüntal. Several million coins were minted in the two mints.

Up to June 1753, 360 shillings were to be struck from the pound of copper, then 380; u. a. because of high labor costs. The coins were used to pay soldiers stationed in Poland. In addition, coins were picked up directly from “Polish Jews”, especially from Guben.

The minting activity was stopped after Prussia occupied Saxony in 1756. The copper hammer building in Guben was still used as a coppersmith's shop.

swell

  • Gerhard Gunia: Between a copper hammer and a pastry shop . Lausitzer Rundschau, December 15, 2011 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Numismatic newspaper 1834, Volume 1, p. 107.
  2. ^ GV Schmid, Clavius ​​Numismatica, Part 2, nameplates and abbreviations. Arnoldische Buchhandlung 1840. p. 29.
  3. ↑ Georg Septimus Andreas von Praun, Thorough information about the coinage in general, but especially about the German coinage of older and more recent times. Weygand 1784, p. 459 f.
  4. ↑ Georg Septimus Andreas von Praun, Thorough information about the coinage in general, but especially about the German coinage of older and more recent times. Weygand 1784, p. 459 f.