1/2 Ducat Coronation, Klippe

Frankfurt struck klippe coinage specifically for the coronation of Holy Roman Emperor Matthias's successor, Ferdinand II, in August 1619 — a ceremony held at the Kaiserdom while Bohemia was already in open revolt, a rebellion that would ignite the Thirty Years' War within months. These square-format pieces were distributed as Schaugepräge, presentation strikes thrown into crowds or gifted to dignitaries, which is why survivors tend toward better preservation than ordinary circulation gold.

JuF#355a distinguishes this from the round ducat issue of the same event struck concurrently by the Frankfurt mint.