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1 Goldgulden
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1570 |
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| Currency | Reichsguldiner (1527-1619) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a right-facing armored bust of Emperor Maximilian II, depicted in three-quarter profile, wearing an elaborately detailed suit of armor with a crown visible above. A patriarchal cross appears to the right of the bust in the field. The surrounding Latin legend, arranged in a continuous band within a beaded border, reads D. MAXIM. P.P. ET MARIAE. CONIVGI. AVGVS. FOEL., identifying the emperor and his consort Empress Maria. The fine relief and careful chasing of the imperial portrait reflect the high craftsmanship of the Nuremberg mint workshops. |
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| Reverse lettering | D. MAXIM. P.P. ET MARIAE. CONIVGI. AVGVS. FOEL. |
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Nuremberg's goldgulden production in the mid-sixteenth century was tightly bound to the city's role as a financial hub of the Holy Roman Empire — its merchants and banking houses demanded locally struck gold for contracts, loans, and trade fair settlements at Frankfurt and Leipzig. By 1570, the city's mint was operating under strict imperial oversight following the 1559 Reichsmünzordnung, which imposed standardized fineness requirements across the Empire's minting authorities. Nuremberg's compliance was notably rigorous, and assay records from the period confirm the city consistently met or exceeded the mandated .986 fine standard.