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1/4 Thaler Klippe, Elisabeth Krauss
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1789 |
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| Value | 1/4 Thaler |
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| Reverse description | Six-line German memorial inscription arranged across the open field and enclosed within a laurel wreath, with the Nuremberg mint mark • N • positioned below the wreath. The entire device is set within a reeded border enclosed by a quadrate pearl-and-linear frame, with ornate floral embellishments filling each corner of the square klippe planchet, mirroring the decorative treatment of the obverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Elisabeth Krauss served as Nuremberg's mint master from 1782 until the city lost its independence to Bavaria in 1806, one of the very few women to hold such a position in the Holy Roman Empire. The klippe format — struck on a square planchet rather than a round one — was by this date largely reserved for presentation pieces and admission medals, not everyday currency. This piece almost certainly functioned as a Meisterstück or guild presentation strike rather than a circulating coin.