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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 5299691, member: 89314&quot;]Square coins were struck in ancient times, especially in India. In mediaeval Europe&nbsp; square coins were first produced in Scandinavia around 1460 under King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. They are known as klippings. The word refers to the then common method of making the coins and is derived from the Swedish klippa (&quot;cut&quot;, &quot;scissors&quot;, &quot;snap off&quot;).&nbsp; The term later came into international use in numismatics.</p><p>During the Swedish War of Liberation between 1519 and 1523 King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden as well as his opponent Gustav I Vasa issued large quantities of Klippings. The Klippings Christians came in four denominations, 14 pennings made of silver, 6 pennings made of bad silver, and copper coins of 4 and 3 pennings. Christian II was given the nickname Kong Klipping (&quot;King Klipping&quot;) because of the large number of klippings he struck. Subsequent kings also struck Klippings, including Christian III. of Denmark and Norway from 1534 to 1535. During the Three Crowns War from 1563 to 1570, both Frederick II of Denmark and Norway and Erik XIV of Sweden produced Klippings with a metal content below their nominal value. </p><p>Klippe coins outside Scandinavia were originally largely siege issues, especially during the numerous wars of the 16th and 17th centuries. They were easier to produce than round coins. However, some rulers issued below standard klippes to bolster their treasuries or pay troops, even without the excuse of a siege.&nbsp;&nbsp; From the 17th century rulers began striking klippe coins as commemorative or presentation pieces. This was particularly popular in Salzburg, Nuremberg and Saxony.</p><p>The Swedish copper plate money struck from 1624-1768 is square or rectangular but it is not what one thinks of when one hears the word &#039;klippe&quot;. Tsarina Catherine I of Russia also struck copper klippes, including very large ones for higher denominations, from 1725-27.&nbsp; (help from Wikipedia gratefully acknowledged)</p><p><br /></p><p>So [USER=102103]@The Eidolon[/USER]&#039;s Salzburg Quarter Talerklippe may be the start of a long journey, even before getting into Siege and Emergency klippes. </p><p>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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