Coins from the Free imperial City of Aachen

In 1306, Aachen was given Imperial immediacy and declared a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire. Aachen, known in English by its French name of Aix-la-Chapelle, played a part in the league which kept the peace between 1351 and 1387 between the Meuse and the Rhine. In 1450 a rebellion led to the acceptance of the guilds to a share in local government. In the 16th century Aachen began declining in importance and prosperity. It was too close to the Kingdom of France frontier to be safe, and too far from the Holy Roman Empire to be convenient as a capital city. In 1562 the Imperial election and Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II took place at Frankfurt, a precedent followed until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. The Protestant Reformation brought trouble to Aachen. In 1580 Protestantism got the upper hand; an Imperial ban resulted and was imposed in 1598 by Ernest of Bavaria, archbishop-elector of Cologne. A religious relapse of the city led to a new Imperial ban by Emperor Matthias in 1613, and in 1614 Ambrogio Spinola's Spanish Army forced the recalcitrant city back into the Catholic fold. In 1656 a great fire destroyed 4,000 houses. This calamity completed the ruin started by the Thirty Years' War.
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Großpfennig (1273-1347)

1 Großpfennig = 1 Sterling

2 Sterlings
ND (1356-1361)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.79 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Saur# 1484, Menadier# 86h, N# 119023
2 Sterlings
ND (1361-1393)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.75 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Menadier# 86e, Förschner# 55, N# 108123
Groschen Tournois
ND (1360-1370)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.57 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Menadier# 91, Krum# 82.1, Förschner# 59-60, N# 266846
Groschen Tournois
ND (1356-1361)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.861 g
Menadier# 85, Krum# 78, N# 312958

Schilling (1373-1504)

​1 Schilling = 1.5 Mariengroschen = 3 Groschen = 3 Sterling = 18 Pfennig = 36 Heller • 1 Goldgulden = 3 Schilling

Heller
ND (1420)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
N# 267526
1 Heller
ND (1489-1490)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
Krum# 119, Menadier# 89, N# 267533
¼ Groschen
1496

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.64 g
Menadier# 128, Krum# 99.96.3, N# 368672
¼ Groschen (Piedfort)
1498

Pattern
Silver • 6.24 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Menadier# 129b, Krum# 99.98, N# 368715
¼ Groschen
1503-1504

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 1, Krum# 99, N# 267327
½ Groschen
ND (1402-1423)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • ⌀ 19 mm
Menadier# 103a, N# 267551
½ Groschen
ND (1410-1430)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.04 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Krum# 91.0, Menadier# 104a, N# 267553
1 Groschen Tournois (In the name of Charlemagne)
1372

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.31 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Krum# 86.72, Frey New# 3, N# 267683
1 Groschen Tournois
1373

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.31 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Krum# 86.73, Frey New# 4, N# 267685
1 Groschen Tournois
1374

Standard circulation coin
Silver
Levinson# 1-3a, Menadier# 94, Krum# 86.74, N# 87879
Groschen Tournois
1375

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.24 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Menadier# 95, N# 108233
1 Groschen Tournois
1402

Standard circulation coin
Silver
Levinson# I-5a, N# 87880
1 Groschen Tournois
1403

Standard circulation coin
Silver
Levinson# I-6, Saur# 2803, Menadier# 99, N# 87881
1 Groschen Tournois
1404

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.31 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Levinson# I-7, Menadier# 100a, N# 119027
1 Groschen Tournois
1405

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.57 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Menadier# 101, Krum# 88.05, N# 266845
1 Groschen Tournois
1410

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.31 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Krum# 90.10, Frey New# 18, N# 267686
1 Groschen
1411

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.94 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Menadier# 101a, Krum# 90.11, Levinson# I-10, N# 108234
1 Groschen (Groschen Tournois)
1412

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.65 g
Levinson# 11, Menadier# 114a, N# 113704
1 Groschen Tournois
1413

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.31 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Krum# 90.13, Frey New# 21, N# 267687
1 Groschen Tournois
1418

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.27 g
Levinson# I-13, Menadier# 125, Krum# 90.18., Förschner# 117, N# 266854
1 Groschen Tournois
1419

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.85 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Menadier# 116, Levinson# I-14, Förschner# 92-9, N# 108734
1 Groschen Tournois
1420

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.9 g
Menadier# 117, Krum# 90.20, N# 266894
1 Groschen Tournois
1421

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.05 g
Levinson# I-16, Menadier# 118, Krum# 90.21., N# 266855
1 Groschen Tournois
1422

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.67 g • ⌀ 26 mm
Levinson# I-17, Menadier# 119, Krum# 90.22., N# 266856
1 Groschen Tournois
1429

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.89 g
Krum# 90.29, Menadier# 121, Levinson# I-23, N# 267564
1 Mariengroschen
1491

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.70 g • ⌀ 26 mm
Levinson# I-258, Menadier# 125, N# 119034
2 Mariengroschen
1491

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.27 g
Krum# 97.91., N# 266849
Double Mariengroschen
1492

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.27 g
Frey New# 371, Levinson# I-273/R5, Krum# 97.92.1, Saur# 2816, N# 266848

Thaler (1504-1798)

​1 Thaler = 32 Mark = 192 Bauschen = 576 Heller •  1 Goldgulden = 1.5 Thaler • 1 Ducat = 2 Thaler

1 Heller
1604

Standard circulation coin
Copper
KM# 1, Krum# 182.04.1, N# 267296
2 Heller
1605

Standard circulation coin
Copper
KM# 4, Krum# 183.05.3, N# 267299
2 Heller
1622-1638

Standard circulation coin
Copper
KM# 14, Krum# 134.38, N# 267529
3 Heller
ND (1604-1605)

Standard circulation coin
Copper
KM# 2, Krum# 185.0, N# 267302
4 Heller
1573

Standard circulation coin
Copper
MB# 17, Krum# 179.73, Menadier# 358, N# 267303
4 Heller
1604-1655

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.45 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
KM# 3, N# 140518
4 Heller
1614-1616

Standard circulation coin
Copper
KM# 5, Krum# 189.14, Krum# 189.15, Krum# 189.16, N# 267310
4 Heller
1656-1658

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.20 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 30, N# 160775
Available for swap 4 Heller
1670-1759

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.65 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 31, KR# 195, N# 25283
4 Heller
1763-1798

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 1.63 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 52, N# 36802
6 Heller
1580-1583

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.75 g
MB# 22, Menadier# 155, Krum# 113.82.2, N# 186410
8 Heller
1585-1588

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 24, Krum# 120.85.3, Krum# 120.86.7, Krum# 120.86.4, Krum# 120.86.5, N# 267315
Available for swap 12 Heller
1757-1798

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 4.4 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 51, N# 3957
1 Marck (Coronation of Ferdinand I)
1531

Circulating commemorative coin: Coronation of Ferdinand I
Silver • 1.17 g
MB# 2, Krum# 4, Menadier# 5, N# 267343
1 Bausche
1597

Standard circulation coin
Copper
MB# 30, Menadier# 169, Krum# 172.0., N# 266900
1 Marck
1615-1616

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 7, Krum# 125.15, Krum# 126.15, Krum# 126.16, N# 267349
1 Marck (Kipper)
1619-1621

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 10, Krum# 131, N# 266883
1 Marck
1631-1633

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 16, N# 377742
1 Marck
1643-1648

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 23, Krum# 156.43.1, Krum# 156.43.5, Krum# 156.48, N# 267371
1 Mark (Bausche)
ND (1657-1705)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.74 g
MB# 31, Krum# 176.0., N# 266876
1 Marck
1707

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.75 g
KM# 32, Menadier# 254, Krum# 160, N# 266881
1 Marck
1727-1728

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 0.67 g
KM# 38, Krum# 165.27.4, Krum# 165.28.2, Krum# 165.27.6, Krum# 165.28.1, N# 267378
1 Marck (Gold Klippe)
1728

Standard circulation coin
Gold
KM# Pn4, Krum# 166.28, N# 267397
1 Marck
1753

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 47, N# 92446
2 Mark (Coronation of Ferdinand I)
1531

Circulating commemorative coin: Coronation of Ferdinand I
Silver
MB# 3, Krum# 166.28, N# 267399
2 Mark
1572

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 14, N# 267400
2 Mark
1577-1578

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 18, Menadier# 152a, N# 186409
2 Bauschen
1597

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 17.34 g
MB# 29, Menadier# 168, Krum# 221, N# 266904
2 Mark
1615-1616

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 6, Menadier# 176a, N# 186411
2 Mark
1639-1646 (1639-1648)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 19, Krum# 163.39, Krum# 163.45, Krum# 163.46, N# 267402
2 Mark
1647-1650

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 29, Krum# 155.47, Krum# 155.49, Krum# 155.50, N# 267403
2 Marks (2 Bauschen)
ND (1657-1705)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 32, MB# 33, Krum# 175.0., N# 266875
2 Mark
1707

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.55 g
KM# 33, Menadier# 253, N# 186412
2 Mark
1727-1728

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 39, Krum# 164.27, Krum# 164.28, N# 267405
2 Marck
1753

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.4 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 48, N# 67993
3 Mark (Kipper)
1619

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 11, Krum# 130.19, N# 267435
3 Marck
1626-1634

Silver • 2.8 g
KM# 15, Menadier# 195, Krum# 133, N# 266873
3 Marck
1639-1641

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 20, Menadier# 221, Krum# 151, N# 266885
3 Mark (3 Bauschen)
ND (1657-1705)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.95 g
MB# 34, Krum# 174.0., N# 266874
3 Marck
1707

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 34, N# 92449
3 Mark
1728

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 41, Krum# 162.28, N# 267438
Available for swap 3 Marck
1754

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.16 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 50, Menadier# 262, Krum# 168.54.1, Krum# 168.54.2, N# 37383
3 Mark (Gold Strike) - Pattern
1754

Pattern
Gold • 3.4 g
KM# Pn13, N# 267524
4 Mark (Coronation of Ferdinand I)
1531

Circulating commemorative coin: Coronation of Ferdinand I
Silver
MB# 4, Menadier# 3, N# 267439
⅛ Thaler
1572

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 15, Menadier# 148, N# 186407
4 Mark
1642-1646 (1637-1646)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 21, Krum# 148.42-46, Menadier# 215, Krum# 147.0, N# 267447
4 Mark (Mule)
1646

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 27, Krum# 150.46/47, N# 267452
4 Mark
1646-1648

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.04 g
KM# 26, Menadier# 218, Krum# 149, N# 266892
6 Marck (Kipper)
1619-1621

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 12, Krum# 129, N# 266884
6 Mark
1620

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 13, N# 267455
6 Mark (6 Bauschen)
ND (1657-1705)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 36, MB# 35, Krum# 173.0., N# 266878
½ Gulden (Coronation of Ferdinand I)
1531

Non-circulating coin: Coronation of Ferdinand I
Silver • 8.67 g • ⌀ 29.36 mm
Menadier# 1, Markl# 1971, N# 392172
¼ Thaler
1568-1570

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 6, Menadier# 141, Krum# 103, N# 186404
8 Mark
ND (1706)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
Krum# 206, N# 267456
8 Mark
1708

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 35, Krum# 207, Menadier# 5, N# 267457
8 Mark
ND (1713)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
Krum# 208, Menadier# 4, N# 267458
Available for swap 8 Mark
1752-1753

Standard circulation coin
Silver • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 42, N# 77420
12 Mark (12 Bauschen)
ND (1657-1705)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 37, Krum# 172.0., N# 266879
Gulden (Coronation of Ferdinand I)
ND (1531)

Non-circulating coin: Coronation of Ferdinand I
Silver • 17.04 g • ⌀ 30 mm
Menadier# 2, Markl# 2097, Don# 1013, N# 392170
½ Thaler
1568-1571

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 14.40 g • ⌀ 34 mm
MB# 7, Menadier# 138b, N# 186405
30 Kreuzer
1571

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 10, Krum# 106.71, Menadier# 143, N# 267463
½ Thaler
1571

Standard circulation coin
Silver
MB# 11, Menadier# 146, N# 186406
16 Marck
ND (1708)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 36, N# 92451
16 Mark
1711

Standard circulation coin
Silver
KM# 37, Krum# 210, Menadier# 6, N# 267460
16 Mark (Gold Pattern)
ND (1711)

Pattern
Gold • 11.7 g
KM# Pn2, Krum# 209, N# 267462
16 Mark
ND (1711)

Standard circulation coin
Silver
Krum# 209, N# 267461
Available for swap 16 Mark (Ratszeichen)
1752-1756

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 6 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 43, N# 37380
1 Thaler
1568-1571

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 28.99 g
MB# 8, Dav ECT# 8902, Menadier# 132b, N# 102187

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