Item number: A15

Year: AD 1754

Material: Copper

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2023

This copper coin was minted in the Free Imperial City of Dortmund during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I (AD 1745-65). Designated as a Free Imperial City by Emperor Frederick II in AD 1236, Dortmund retained this status until its revocation in AD 1803.

The obverse of the coin features a coat of arms adorned with an eagle motif. The reverse side indicates the minting year and the denomination of the coin: a quarter Stüber. Stüber was a small denomination coin that circulated in Germany from the late 15th century for daily transactions, ceasing usage in the early 19th century. The outer inscription specifies the minting city and the currency type: Scheidemünze. 

Scheidemünze, literally translated as “separate coin,” refers to small denomination coins continuously issued in Austria and Germany before the outbreak of World War I. The purpose was to peacefully facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers, addressing differences in small values, which were not always practical with large silver coins. The term “Scheidemünze” or “Scheide-” has been in use since the 16th century, and since the 18th century, it has been engraved on such coins in the Holy Roman Empire.

物件編號: A15

年代: 公元 1754 年

材質: 銅

來源: 福君錢幣 2023

此枚銅幣為神聖羅馬帝國的法蘭茲一世在位(公元1745-65年)時期，由當時的自由帝國城市之一多特蒙德所鑄造。 多特蒙德於公元1236年即被時任皇帝腓特烈二世指定為自由帝國城市，此權限一直持續到公元1803年才受剝奪。

此銅幣正面為帶有老鷹圖像的盾形紋章，硬幣背面則標示了此枚銅幣的鑄造年分與幣值:四分之一斯圖伊弗。斯圖伊弗為公元15世紀末起流通於德國的小面額硬幣，用於日常交易，此種硬幣於公元19世紀初停止使用。外圈文字標明其鑄造城市以及貨幣類別Scheidemünze。 

Scheidemünze直譯為單獨的硬幣，是奧地利與德國一次世界大戰爆發前都持續發行的小面額硬幣，旨在在交易中平和地分開買家和賣家，以應對小額價值的差異，這在大面額的銀幣上並非始終可行。自公元16世紀以來，”Scheidemünze” 或 “Scheide-” 這個術語就已經存在，自公元18世紀以來，在神聖羅馬帝國的這些硬幣上刻有 “Scheidemünze” 的標記。