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1/2 Thaler
| Issuer | Lübeck, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1608-1612 |
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| Value | 1/2 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts Saint John the Evangelist, the patron saint of Lübeck, shown as a bearded robed figure facing slightly right, holding a chalice in his right hand with an eagle perched to his upper right — traditional attributes of the saint. Below the figure, the Lübeck civic shield bearing a double-barred cross on a diaper field is prominently displayed. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the circular Latin legend reading MONETA NOVA LVBECENS along with the mint date divided across the lower field. Decorative rosette and star stops punctuate the legend. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the Imperial double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, displayed with wings spread, each head crowned, and a sceptre and orb upon the chest escutcheon. A shield bearing the numeral 16 is placed on the eagle's breast, representing the partial date. The eagle is rendered in the bold, high-relief hammered style typical of early seventeenth-century German coinage. An inner beaded circle frames the design, while the surrounding Latin legend references the reigning Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. Decorative stops separate the abbreviated titulature throughout the circumscription. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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