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1/4 Thaler
| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1694 |
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| Weight | 7 g |
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| Obverse description | Panoramic view of the city of Frankfurt am Main, depicting a detailed skyline of towers, spires, and fortifications reflected over water with small vessels in the foreground. Above the cityscape, the Frankfurt civic arms — an eagle displayed — appear within an ornate cartouche, flanked by two flying putti. A circular beaded border frames the design, with the Latin legend running along the outer rim. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Frankfurt's quarter thaler issues of the 1690s were struck under the city's own mint authority, a right jealously guarded and periodically contested by the surrounding imperial territories. The 1694 date places this coin in the middle of the Nine Years' War, when the Free City's position as a neutral commercial hub made its coinage particularly important for cross-border transactions — Frankfurt's fairs drew merchants from across the Reich who needed reliable small-denomination silver.
JuF 583 is catalogued by Jungk and Fellner, the standard reference for Frankfurt municipal coinage, confirming this as a regular civic emission rather than a commemorative struck for the city's frequent ceremonial occasions.