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1/2 Thaler
| Issuer | Lübeck, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1559 |
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| Value | 1/2 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | A displayed imperial eagle with spread wings occupies the central field, rendered in the bold Germanic style typical of 16th-century hammered coinage. The eagle's head faces to the right, with detailed feathering visible on the wings and a decorative floral element at the base of the design. The date 1559 appears in the upper portion of the field flanking the eagle's head. The circumscribed Latin legend MONETA NOVA LVBECENSIS encircles the entire design within a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | A frontal bust of Saint John the Baptist is depicted in high relief at the center of the field, bearded and robed, cradling the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) with a cross-staff in his right hand, in accordance with his traditional iconographic attributes. A shield bearing the arms of the Free City of Lübeck — a double-headed eagle — is positioned below the figure in the lower field. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with the Latin legend CIVITATIS IMPERIALIS arranged around the periphery, asserting Lübeck's status as a free imperial city. |
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| Reverse lettering | CIVITATIS IMPERIALIS |
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