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1/2 Ducat Klippe, Silver pattern strike
| Issuer | Stuttgart, City of |
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| Year | 1740 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Panoramic cityscape of Stuttgart occupying the central field of the square klippe flan, depicting the city's skyline with towers, spires, and closely packed buildings rendered in fine relief. The view is presented in a naturalistic perspective style characteristic of German baroque civic coinage. A beaded border frames the entire design, following the square outline of the flan. Below the city view, a two-line Latin inscription appears in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | STUTGAR // DIA |
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Klippe patterns of this type were produced not for circulation but as presentation pieces — gifts to dignitaries, council members, or mint officials on occasions of civic or dynastic significance. Stuttgart's municipal issues in the mid-eighteenth century occupied an awkward political space, as the city sat within the Württemberg duchy and its independent civic minting was increasingly a formality rather than a functional economic activity. A silver pattern at half-ducat weight in square form served no monetary purpose; it was a demonstration of the city's continued right to strike, as much as anything else.
Ebner 29 is documented but genuinely rare in any form of trade record.