The Hanseatic League and trade coins
From the late Middle Ages, Baltic Sea trade was dominated by the Hanseatic League, where merchants and cities in northern Europe joined forces to secure their income. Foreign trade could be conducted with coins other than those used on an everyday basis. Trade coins were of good quality, made of silver or gold.
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Florin, Germany, Lübeck, 1432
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Schilling, Germany, Lübeck, 1432
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Witten, Wismar, 1379–1381
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Nobel, England, London, Edvard III, 1351
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Sterling, England, Lincoln, Edvard I, 1280–1281
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Gulden, Netherlands, Geldern, Arnold von Egmont
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Florin, Italy, Florence 1353
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Zecchino, Italy, Venice, Lorenzo Celci, 1361–1365
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Gros tournois, France, Tours, Louis IX, 1266
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Lead seal, Belgium, Mechelen, 14th century
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Lead seal, Germany, Lübeck, 1400–1550
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Lead seal, Baltic states, Riga 1400–1550
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