Stäbler (coin)
Stäbler (also written as Stebler ) refers to a coin that was struck and issued by the city of Basel in 1373 after it was granted the right to mint . The coins show the Baselstab (bishop's staff ), the coat of arms of the city of Basel, and have a square shape, struck on one side, with a fine silver weight of around 0.15 grams . The coin image appears in high relief, while the reverse remains hollow and is referred to in numismatics as bracteate (hollow coin).
Initially the Stäbler was worth half a pfennig or a Haller . After the founding of the Rappenmünzbundes the name went on the coin of Cent Foundation over and was increasingly transferred to other places penny; for the different values see the article in the Swiss Idiotikon . Stäbler were also minted by other Swiss mint stands, but they were of lower value than the issue of the Rappenmünzbundes. Stäbler and Rappen (Zweiling) were initially the only silver denominations of the Rappenmünzbund, larger financial transactions were done with the gold guilder . The stäbler was used as a means of payment until the 16th century.
literature
- Stäbler in the Swiss Idiotikon Volume X Column 1060 ff.
- Benedikt Zäch: Stäbler. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Basel and its coin history on altbasel.ch
- The Numis Lexicon. Section: Stäbler on numis-online.ch