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1/2 Grote
| Issuer | Free City of Bremen |
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| Year | 1640-1742 |
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| Value | 1/2 Groten (1⁄144) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the arms of Bremen — a crowned shield bearing a diagonal key — set within a beaded inner circle. The heraldic key is rendered in a bold, stylized manner characteristic of small billon coinage of the period. A Latin legend encircles the design within the beaded border, reading MON NOV REIP BREM (New Money of the Republic of Bremen). The overall style is consistent with hammered civic coinage of the mid-17th to early 18th century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a plain Greek cross within a beaded inner circle, its four arms of equal length filling the central zone. A small pellet or ornament appears at the foot of the cross within the inner circle. The surrounding legend, separated by the beaded border, reads CRVX CHR EST NOST SAL, an abbreviated Latin pious motto proclaiming the Cross of Christ as our salvation. The design is simple and devotional in character, typical of small-denomination civic billon issues of the German states in this era. |
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