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1/4 Thaler
| Issuer | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1668 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | The arms of the Free City of Hamburg depicted as a fortified castle with three towers surmounted by battlements, the central tower featuring a gate with portcullis, all set within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding Latin legend reads MONETA NOVA CIVITATIS HAMBURGENSIS or similar civic inscription, identifying this as a new coin of the city. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned imperial double-headed eagle displayed in the field, with a orb on the chest bearing the denomination '8' (Schilling), symbolizing the coin's value within the Holy Roman Empire monetary system. The date appears at the conclusion of the surrounding Latin legend, which invokes imperial authority. |
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| Mint | Hamburg Mint |
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