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1/2 Batzen
| Issuer | Schwäbisch Hall, City of |
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| Year | 1515-1516 |
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| Value | 1/2 Batzen (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the quartered civic arms of Schwäbisch Hall within a shield: the dexter half bearing a cross and the sinister half depicting an upraised hand, the traditional emblems of the city. The Roman numeral date M·D·XV (or M·D·XVI) appears prominently above the shield in the upper field. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circular legend running along the outer margin in Gothic-influenced Latin lettering. The hammered flan exhibits typical irregular contours consistent with early sixteenth-century German municipal coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a displayed imperial double-headed eagle with wings spread, each head crowned, and a small escutcheon on the breast bearing the Habsburg arms. The eagle's talons are visible at the base of the design. A surrounding beaded circle frames the motif, beyond which runs a circular Latin legend referencing Emperor Maximilian I. The bold, deeply struck relief of the eagle is characteristic of the Reichsmünzordnung-era coinage produced by imperial-affiliated city mints in the early sixteenth century. |
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| Mintage | 1515 - MDXV - 1516 - MDXVI - |
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