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1/2 Thaler Klippe, Siege coinage
| Issuer | City of Münster |
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| Year | 1660 |
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| Value | 1/2 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | The municipal arms of Münster — a horizontally divided shield barry of three — displayed at centre within an elaborate baroque cartouche surmounted by an ornamental jewel or finial from which the date 16-60 is divided on either side. The shield is flanked by decorative acanthus-leaf mantling. The whole central device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin siege legend disposed around the circumference between the beaded border and an outer dentilated rim. The square klippe flan exhibits pronounced corner projections characteristic of emergency hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely uniface, presenting a plain, unadorned flat silver surface with no design, legend, or decorative element of any kind. The square klippe flan shows the natural texture of the hammered silver planchet, consistent with the hasty manufacture typical of siege emergency coinage. Scattered contact marks and die-striking irregularities are visible across the field. |
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| Mintage | 1660 |
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