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1740, Regensburg (Free City). Nice Tiny Copper Uniface Heller Coin. XF!

Mint year: 1740 Reference: KM-470. Denomination: Uniface Heller Mint Place: Regensburg (Free Imperial City) Condition: Lightly bent by the rojller dies, which have produced this tiny coin, otherwise XF! Material: Copper Diameter: 18mm Weight: 0.48gm

Obverse: Arms of Regensburg (crossed keys), splitting date (17-40). Initial of the City (R) above. Domination initial (*H*) below.

Reverse: Blanc (uniface issue).

From 1663 to 1806, the Regensburg was the permanent seat of the Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire. Thus Regensburg was one of the central towns of the Empire, attracting visitors in large numbers. In 1803 the city lost its status as a free city. It was handed over to the Archbishop of Mainz and Archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire Carl von Dalberg in compensation for Mainz, which had become French under the terms of the Treaty of Lunéville in 1801. The archbishopric of Mainz was formally transferred to Regensburg. Dalberg united the bishopric, the monsteries and the town itself, making up the Principality of Regensburg (Fürstentum Regensburg). Dalberg strictly modernised public life. Most importantly he awarded equal rights to Protestants and Roman Catholics. In 1810 Dalberg ceded Regensburg to the Kingdom of Bavaria, he himself being compensated by the towns of Fulda and Hanau being given to him under the title of "Grand Duke of Frankfurt".