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1/2 Thaler
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1621-1625 |
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| Currency | Reichsguldiner (1620-1753) |
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| Reverse description | A large baroque cartouche, flanked by scrolling foliate ornaments, surmounted by an angel's head with outspread wings at the top. Within the cartouche, a seven-line Latin inscription reading: VIVAT AVIS, / ROTA CRESCAT, / OVET LEO, PISCE, / LEOQUE FLOREAT, / AC MAVRVS, TVRRIS / QUOQUE FAXIT / IOVA. The text is rendered in elegant capitalis lettering and constitutes a political votive formula invoking prosperity upon the city's emblems. |
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| Reverse lettering | VIVAT AVIS, ROTA CRESCAT, OVET LEO, PISCE, LEOQUE FLOREAT, AC MAVRVS, TVRRIS QUOQUE FAXIT IOVA |
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| Mint | Nuremberg Mint |
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