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1/2 Batzen 'Doppler' Renaissance shield, antiqua script
| Issuer | City of Lucerne |
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| Year | 1502-1507 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Vertically bipartite coat of arms of Lucerne displayed on a Renaissance shield, the dexter half hatched (representing blue) and the sinister half plain (representing white). An eagle displayed facing left is positioned above the shield in the field. The peripheral legend is rendered in Gothic script with the exception of the letter M, which appears in Antiqua script, reflecting a transitional scribal convention of the early sixteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Front-facing bust of Saint Leodegar (Leodegarius), patron saint of Lucerne, shown nimbate and vested in episcopal regalia. He wears an elaborately embroidered mitre and holds his martyrdom attribute, a hand drill (auger), in his right hand. The peripheral legend naming the saint is rendered in Antiqua script, consistent with the Renaissance stylistic character of the type. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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