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1⁄24 Thaler

Issuer Werl, City of
Year 1608-1609
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse lettering MO NOVA CIVI WERL
Reverse description Central motif consists of an imperial orb (Reichsapfel) topped by a cross, with the denomination numeral '24' inscribed within the lower portion of the orb, indicating the coin's value as a 1/24 Thaler. The orb is surmounted by an elaborate crowned cross finial. The circular legend references Emperor Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, reading RVDO II RO IMP S AV with the date 1609 and the denomination marker Z4, distributed around the orb within a beaded border. The reverse design follows the standard type adopted by many German Imperial city coinages of the early seventeenth century.
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