Hanseatic Coin
OriginGermany
First Minted1300s
MaterialSilver
TypeCoin
About Hanseatic Coin
Coins of the Hanseatic League, the powerful trading network of northern European cities. The Hanseatic cities including Lubeck, Hamburg, Bremen, and Danzig minted their own silver coins. The Lubeck monetary standard influenced coinage throughout the Baltic region. The witten, pfennig, and schilling were common Hanseatic denominations. The Hanseatic coinage system facilitated trade from Novgorod to London and from Bergen to Bruges.
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