Definición

• A diminutive of Ort (q.v.). According to the monetary regulations adopted by the district ("Kreisordnung") of lower Saxony in 1568, its value was established at two Pfennige. It is of frequent occurrence in East Friesland and was in use in a number of the German States to the end of the seventeenth century.

  A similar coin, also called Oirtken, was struck for Brabant in 1512 and later with a value of twelve Myten. See Frey (No. 231).

Fuente

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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