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1/2 Thaler Klippe, Peace of Westphalia
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1650 |
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| Engraver(s) | G. Nürnberger |
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| Obverse description | Three heraldic shields arranged side by side, each flanked by laurel or olive branches, commemorating the Peace of Westphalia. Below the shields, a seven-line dedicatory inscription in Latin records the conclusion of the peace ceremony held in Nuremberg, with the date 16 June 1650 in the final line. The composition is contained within a square klippe flan with decorative floral ornaments at each corner. The engraving style is characteristic of mid-seventeenth-century German medallic art, with fine detail in both the heraldic and typographic elements. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within a raised beaded inner circle, two clasped hands emerge from a terrestrial globe rendered in a grid pattern, symbolizing international concord, while above them a hand descends from clouds holding a laurel wreath, representing divine blessing upon the peace. The outer field of the square klippe flan is decorated with floral and foliate ornaments at each corner, framed by a beaded border. A continuous Latin legend surrounds the inner circle, reading clockwise around the design. The imagery powerfully evokes the divine sanction of the Peace of Westphalia and the harmony between nations achieved by the treaty. |
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