1 Pfennig

The Abbey of Weissenburg — Wissembourg in Alsace — was one of the great Carolingian monasteries, granted extensive minting rights that persisted fitfully through the medieval period. These small silver pfennigs represent the abbey exercising those privileges at a highly local level, likely produced for market tolls and monastic transactions rather than broad circulation. Survival is poor; the thin fabric and low silver weight made them vulnerable to both wear and the melting pot.