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1/2 Ducat Silver pattern strike, Augsburg confession
| Issuer | City of Ulm (German States) |
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| Year | 1730 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of the City of Ulm — a quartered design — with the date 1730 divided across the lower portion of the shield. A circular legend in German script surrounds the arms, reading GOTT IE LEHR GIBT in abbreviated form around the upper field. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border. The design is struck in a clean, milled style consistent with commemorative pattern issues of the period. |
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| Reverse description | An open book inscribed AUG.CONF / 1.530, representing the Augsburg Confession of 1530, occupies the center of the field. Above the book, the radiant Eye of Providence — symbol of divine omniscience — emits rays of light. The entire central composition is encircled by a wreath of laurel or olive branches, tied at the base, conveying the celebratory nature of this bicentennial commemorative issue struck in 1730. |
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Struck to mark the 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession — the foundational Lutheran doctrinal statement presented to Emperor Charles V on June 25, 1530 — this piece commemorates one of the defining moments in Reformation history. Ulm had formally adopted Lutheranism in 1531, just one year after the Confession itself, and the bicentennial was observed with civic ceremony across Protestant imperial cities.
The pattern designation is significant: Nau 231 records this as a trial or presentation strike in silver rather than a circulating issue, suggesting limited production intended for gifts or archives rather than commerce.