This illustrated broadsheet features a fictional interview with a coiner who is asked to explain where all the German money is disappearing to. He names three “enemies” of the Germans’ purses: first, the pope and the indulgences sold by his church; second, the merchants who sell foreign luxury goods such as spices, wine, and fine cloth; and third, the constantly changing fashions in dress. Examples of all three “enemies” are depicted in the accompanying woodcut. Indulgences were sold by itinerant preachers all over the German territories and became one of the prime targets of reformers such as Martin Luther. Since this broadsheet was printed in Augsburg, it is quite likely that the criticism of merchants was directed at the city's wealthy Fugger family. The Fuggers had entered the spice trade via the new sea route to India, and they also served as bankers to the pope.