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1 Ducat Peace of Westphalia
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1650 |
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| Currency | Reichsguldiner (1620-1753) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a six-line Latin commemorative inscription filling the upper field, honoring Emperor Ferdinand III and proclaiming the execution of the Peace of Westphalia decreed at Nuremberg. Below the inscription, the crowned arms of Nuremberg — a divided shield displaying the city's heraldic eagle — are centrally placed, flanked by the Roman numeral date MDCL split to either side. At the base, the Arabic numeral 16 appears to the left of the shield and IVNI to the right, together specifying the date of June 16, 1650, with the mintmaster's cross mark visible below. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | IMP· FERDINAN· III P· F· AVGVSTO PACIS EXECVTIO DECRETA NORI BERGÆ MD CL 16 IVNI |
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Nuremberg issued this ducat to commemorate the Peace of Westphalia, the 1648 treaty settlement that ended the Thirty Years' War — a conflict that had devastated the city's trade networks and left much of the Holy Roman Empire depopulated. The coin's production date of 1650 reflects the two-year lag between the treaty's signing and the formal implementation of its terms, including the withdrawal of occupying armies from imperial cities.
As a free imperial city, Nuremberg had maintained nominal independence throughout the war while suffering repeated contributions levied by passing armies of both sides. KM#168 is a commemorative strike, not a circulation piece.