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Coin-making in Hameln
gold coin from 1625 worth four Thalers
The history of money from Hameln dates back to 1234, when the Abbot of Fulda designated Hameln as a coin-making town.
But so-called Brakteaten, hollow one-sided silver pfennigs, were already being knocked-out in Hameln under Abbot Markward I of Fulda (11501165).
a 1639 Thaler made in Hameln
A new era started in Hameln in 1543 with the dating of money. Thalers. Mariengroschen, Körtlinge and Pfennige were being produced in large numbers in Hameln.
After having overcome the "Kipper and Wipper" times (a type of inflation) in 1618-1621, good coins were made in Hameln once again.
a 1625 gold coin worth five Thalers
The practice of minting ended in Hameln in 1673. The last coin-maker of Hameln laid down his coin-hammer and relocated his services to Hildesheim.
