Chapter 940: Mint right and big head

When he told the mint craftsmen to design, Marin suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to have the right to mint ...

The coinage right is rampant in Germany, but not everyone is eligible for coinage. If you want to coinage, you must apply to the emperor for authorization. Otherwise, it is illegal coinage. Generally speaking, those dukes have coins. The counts are powerful but weak. For example, Count Ritterberg, Nima, a country of more than 200 square kilometers, why do you want the right to mint? Therefore, in the earl, only the earl of the powerful berk will apply for and get the right to mint.

The former East Frisia Lambert state, it seems, does not have the right to mint. Because the Frisians had been excluded from the mainstream German society before, and like the Dutch, they were not accepted by the mainstream German society. Even in German, there are a lot of slang that mocks the Frisians. Therefore, the previous East Frisian Lambert, because of exclusion, failed to obtain a separate coinage right. Even East Frisian Lambert did not enter the Imperial Courts until the 17th century.

Then, this caused Marin a problem-he, who started from East Frisian Lambert, had no coinage rights. But what is interesting is that both the Oldenburg and the Archdiocese of Bremen in his name have coinage rights.

However, the Archbishop of Bremen did not perish, but was replaced by Stendal. Therefore, the coinage of the Archbishop of Bremen was also taken away.

Similarly, the Oldenburg country was nominally transferred to Norway under the Danish rule, and the coinage rights were also taken away. As for the Principality of Schleswig, it used to belong to Denmark, and unlike the German princes, it was not authorized by the mint. Moreover, the Principality of Schleswig is directly under the Danish royal family, and there is no need to obtain the right to coinage. At that time, the Principality of Schleswig still belonged to the Kingdom of Denmark. Only the Holstein Principality in Germany belongs to the coinage right. Unfortunately, the Principality of Holstein was divided between Hamburg and Lübeck. Although Marin had a name in that Principality, he had no rights. Not to mention coining in the name of Duke Holstein. Because, when the agreement was signed at the time, Marin was willing to be the empty duke, but he signed and gave up all the rights in this area.

As for West Friesland, Jutland and North Münster, there is no coinage right. The situation in West Friesland, like the East Friesland, was not recognized by the German mainstream, and was even given by the emperor to Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. Jutland was robbed from Denmark and naturally has no coinage rights. The Bishop of Munster seems to have the right to mint. However, from the day the Pope announced the secularization of the Bishop of Munster and rewarded Marin, the Bishop of Munster lost its independent status, as well as the coinage right ...

Therefore, Marin suddenly discovered that one of Germany's most powerful princes, he did not have the legal right to coin ...

Of course, this is not a big problem for Marin. Isn't it just asking the emperor for coinage rights? At other times, Emperor Maximilian I might put Joe on the shelf and let Marin exchange things. However, the current emperor is seeking to be crowned as the official emperor, and is asking for help from Marin. Why dare to put Joe on the shelf? So, as long as Marin applies, Maximilian I dare not agree ...

In fact, most German princes' coinage rights were obtained during the election of the emperor. Whenever the last emperor dies and a new emperor needs to be elected, it is time for the princes, especially the powerful princes, to open up conditions.

Before Charles IV officially promulgated the "Golden Edict" in 1356 and established the system of electing emperors, most powerful German princes had the right to vote for emperors. And the candidates want to be elected successfully, it is natural to open conditions to buy those powerful princes. The coinage right is an important condition for being able to open up. Therefore, at that time, most of the powerful princes received the coinage right.

Then, Charles IV took a look-oops, that's not okay. When you choose an emperor, you want to buy so many princes. Isn't that going to bankrupt the candidate? Therefore, he thought of a way to choose seven electors and let them elect the emperor ... In this way, it is only necessary to bribe the seven electors, the cost of participating in the election Reduced……

Since the establishment of the system of electing emperors, the emperor has rarely granted the noble coinage rights. Because there is no need for that. If the emperor candidate wants to be elected, he only needs to buy and please the emperor. Why should he ignore those little nobles? Moreover, most of the powerful aristocrats have basically obtained the coinage right in the emperor elections hundreds of years ago. Those who have no coinage rights, only the nobles with no strength, and some newly rising noble nobles, such as Marin ...

The noble nobles want to get the right to mint, must be blackmailed by the emperor. After all, this is also one of the few chances that the illustrious Holy Roman Emperor could blackmail the princes.

Unfortunately, Marin will not be blackmailed. Who asked the emperor to ask him to help convince the pope to crown him ...

Moreover, the relationship between Maximilian I and Marin is indeed very good ...

Sure enough, Marin sent someone quickly to go to Innsbruck, and within a few days, he brought back the emperor's authorization to coinage. Then, Marin can cast legal currency with fairness and integrity ...

At this time, the mint craftsmen also sent sample coins, and asked Marin to review ...

"What, did you get my avatar?" Marin, who got the sample coin, discovered that his big avatar was engraved on the sample coin, and it was quite ugly and very big ...

Marin suddenly remembered the Yuan Datou silver dollar that was collected by his family in his previous life ...

"Doesn't ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ In the future, people will hold copper coins and say-look, this is" Ma Datou "..."

Marin collapsed inwardly, but the craftsmen were even more weird—is it not common practice for countries to engrave the monarch head on coins?

In fact, they didn't know that Marin just thought that the pictures they carved on the sample coins were not good-looking and had a "Yuan Datou" feeling. In addition, Marin felt that it was quite cheap to mark his surrender on the cheapest copper coin with the smallest denomination. It must be carved on the gold coins. Also, you have to find Leonardo to help you design a handsome avatar. These mint craftsmen are too poor at drawing heads. He was very handsome, but they were engraved with Yuan Datou's feeling ...

"Well, don't engrave my picture on this copper coin, use the Bullock family logo instead!"

The symbol of the Bullock family is a golden eagle with a cross on the head and two wings, which looks domineering and Christian. Therefore, after acquiring East Frisian Lambert, Marin did not change the family logo. On the one hand, he thinks this logo is very good. On the other hand, it is also to show that-his noble blood is pure ...

At the same time, Marin also required this version of the copper coin to be marked with the year, which is engraved with 1508 four numbers. This is mainly because-as copper prices fall, Marin will exchange new cheap copper coins for old copper coins in the hands of residents. Mark the year so that it can be converted to a suitable amount for residents based on exchange rate changes.

As for someone forging counterfeit currency to defraud foreign exchange? Marin was not worried. Because, using the spiral die-casting machine to coin coins, currently only the Marin family. In this way, Marin can suppress the most beautiful and uniform copper coins, making it difficult for counterfeiters to imitate. In addition, the golden luster of brass is shiny, and others do not have zinc, which can not be imitated at all ...