Sechsling
Sign in to savethumb|Medieval Sechsling, Hamburg, 1392 thumb|Sechsling, Hamburg, 1841 The Sechsling, also Sößling, Søsling (Dan./Norw.) or Sechser, was the name of a type of coin with a value of six Pfennigs, representing half a Groschen or half Schilling depending on the monetary system.
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thumb|Medieval Sechsling, Hamburg, 1392 thumb|Sechsling, Hamburg, 1841 The Sechsling, also Sößling, Søsling (Dan./Norw.) or Sechser, was the name of a type of coin with a value of six Pfennigs, representing half a Groschen or half Schilling depending on the monetary system.
The Sechsling was first minted in 1388 by the city of Lübeck. With the treaty (Rezess) of 1392, the Sechsling became part of the monetary system within the Wendish Coinage Union and was thus a so-called 'Union coin' (Vereinsmünze). In addition to Lübeck, it was therefore issued by Hamburg, Lüneburg and Wismar. Other cities followed.
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