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1/2 Thaler
| Issuer | City of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1639 |
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| Weight | 14.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts Saint Maurice, the patron saint of Magdeburg, standing facing in episcopal vestments with a nimbus, flanked by two towers of a city gate rising from a fortified wall rendered in low relief. The date 1639 appears in the upper left of the legend, with the circular Latin inscription reading MONETA NOVA MAGDEBVRGENSIS distributed around the periphery. The overall composition presents the city's heraldic gateway as a symbol of municipal identity and authority. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device features the imperial double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, wings displayed, with a crowned oval cartouche at its breast containing a right-facing laureate bust of Emperor Ferdinand III in armor. The eagle's heads are surmounted by a single imperial crown, and the wings bear elaborate feather detail in the hammered style. The surrounding circular Latin legend names the emperor in full, attesting to the city's subordinate relationship to imperial authority. |
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