1/2 Mark

Issuer	Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of
Year	1506
Type	Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description	Central effigy of the Madonna and Child set within a pointed oval (vesica piscis) surrounded by radiating rays of glory. Below the figure, the shield of the city arms of Hamburg is displayed within a portal, accompanied by a small shield bearing the nettleleaf device. The composition is rendered in the late Gothic style characteristic of early sixteenth-century Hanseatic coinage. The circumscription reads MONETA NOV` HAMBVRGEN` around the outer edge of the oval frame.
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Reverse description	Three heraldic shields representing the Hanseatic cities of Lübeck, Lüneburg, and Wismar arranged in trefoil formation, joined at their upper corners to form a triangular composition with a small nettleleaf shield at the center. The legend SEMIS MARCE LVBICENSIS is distributed between the lower portions of the shields, with the date 1506 appearing at the conclusion of the legend. The design reflects the close commercial and political alliance among the Hanseatic League member cities, expressed through their combined armorial bearings.
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