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1 Halbschilling - Maximilian I
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1497 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the imperial arms, displayed within an ornate Gothic trefoil or quatrefoil frame with cusped lobes. The shield is rendered in a bold late-medieval heraldic style and occupies the majority of the coin's field. A circular legend in Gothic uncial lettering runs along the beaded inner border, with cross stops separating the inscription elements. The overall design reflects the hammered coinage conventions of the late 15th-century Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Maximilian I convened the Reichstag at Worms in 1495 — the same diet that produced the Ewiger Landfriede and launched his sweeping monetary reforms. The Halbschilling belongs to that reorganization effort, an attempt to impose a coherent imperial coinage system over a patchwork of territorial mints that had operated with near-total autonomy for generations. It largely failed; the princes ignored Vienna's standards within years.
Levinson I-368 is a scarce type. Most surviving examples show significant wear, consistent with genuine circulation in south German and Austrian markets before the reforms collapsed.