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1 Ducat New Year
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1800-1801 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Detailed panoramic view of the city of Nuremberg, depicting prominent towers, churches, fortifications, and a bridge spanning a river in the foreground, all rendered in fine engraved relief. Radiating above the cityscape is the all-seeing Eye of Providence within a sunburst of rays, symbolizing divine oversight. The legend NURNBERG appears in the lower exergue, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Nuremberg's New Year ducats were a municipal gift-giving tradition, struck specifically for distribution by city officials to mark the turn of the year — not monetary instruments in any functional sense. By 1800, however, the city's independence was already collapsing; Nuremberg was absorbed into Bavaria in 1806, making this issue one of the last produced under the authority of a free imperial city that had maintained autonomy since the 13th century.
The Kelln 84b designation distinguishes this from closely related die pairings within the same presentation series.