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1/4 Thaler Centenary of the Reformation
| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1617 |
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| Value | 1/4 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Nine-line Latin inscription filling the entire field, reading IN MEMORIAM IVBILAEI EVANGELICI ANNO SECULARI MDCXVII CELEBRATI SENATVS REIPVB FRANCOFVR, commemorating the centenary jubilee of the Evangelical Reformation, with the mint initials F.P. in the exergue beneath a decorative flourish. The text is engraved in upright Roman capitals throughout, arranged in tight horizontal registers across the flan. |
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| Reverse description | A winged putto (cherub) depicted in flight amid clouds, holding an open book — symbolic of the Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Reformation — with a radiant sun emanating rays in the background. A double circular legend surrounds the central composition, enclosing the allegorical scene within the coin's field. The design conveys the spiritual triumph of the Reformation through Baroque allegorical imagery typical of early seventeenth-century German medallic art. |
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| Mint | Frankfurt |
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