Pfundner (coin)
The Pfundner , also known as the "Large Groschen" , was a silver coin of the County of Tyrol .
It was minted from 1482 in the course of a large-scale coin reform under Sigmund the rich in coins in Hall in Tirol . The mint, which was only relocated from Meran to Hall in 1477, benefited from the increasing transit traffic across the Alps, and used the silver deposits of the Schwaz silver mine , which had only recently been developed . The coin, with a gross weight of approx. 6.6 g and a fine weight of approx. 6 g of silver, is closely based on the Lira Tron , which was minted in Venice since 1472, and on the Testone coins derived from it . The stamp design probably comes from the engraver Wenzel Kröndl and shows, for the first time in Central Europe, a lifelike portrait of the mint owner. The coin is therefore considered to be one of the first Central European coins of the modern era. The name of the coin is derived from its value, namely 12 Tyrolean cruisers, which corresponded to one Tyrolean pound. The coin was preceded by a half piece ( "small groschen" ) of 6 Kreuzers, which was minted in large numbers after Sigmund's death in 1496 under his heir, the Roman German king and later Emperor Maximilian I.
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl Moeser, Fritz Dworschak : The great coin reform under Archduke Sigmund of Tyrol. The first large silver and German portrait coins from the mint in Hall im Inntal, with an iconography of Archduke Sigmund. Vienna 1936 (= Austrian coinage and monetary system in the Middle Ages , 7: Tyrol).
- ↑ Tyrolean Numismatic Society: Coining in Hall ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
