Condition: F-aVF! Reference: MB-45. Mint Place: Cologne Mint Period: ca. 1512-1519 AD State: Cologne (Free Imperial City) Mint Period: 1512-1519 (struck without date) Denomination: Pfennig (Schüsselpfennig) - 3pcs Weight: ca. 0.17gm, 0.18gm, 0.24gm Diameter: 13mm-15mm (each) Material: Silver
Obverse: Three crowns on quartered shield with arms of Mainz, Cologne, Trier & Bavaria within circle of pellets.
Reverse: Blank.
Cologne's first Christian bishop was Maternus. He was responsible for the construction of the first cathedral, a square building erected early in the 4th century. In 794, Hildebald (or Hildebold) was the first Bishop of Cologne to be appointed archbishop. Bruno I (925–965), younger brother of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, founded several monasteries here.