Minting rights
From the Middle Ages to the Early modern period (or even later), to have minting rights was to have "the power to mint coins and to control currency within one's own dominion."[1]
History
In the Middle Ages there were at times a large number of mints, and similar coins could have different denominations depending on who minted them, but there were certain coinage regulations.
In the
Emperor Otto I gave minting rights to the Archbishopric of Cologne.[2]
In the 16th century, the Empire stopped minting coins itself and only specified minting regulations.
Similarly, within European kingdoms, the king granted the right to mint coins.
Individual monasteries of supraregional importance were granted the right to mint coins by the Pope, such as the Cluny Abbey in 1058.
A special event in
Frederick III to ensure his wife received the right to mint coins in Colditz in the name of his two sons until the end of their lives.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Emmerich (2010)
- ^ "Die Chronik der Stadt Köln". Stadtimpressionen-koeln.de. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ Krug (1974), p. 83
External links
- Hubert Emmerig (2010). "Münzrecht (Mittelalter/Frühe Neuzeit)". In: Historisches Lexikon Bayerns.
Literature
- Gerhard Krug: Die meißnisch-sächsischen Groschen 1338–1500 (1974)
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