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| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1617 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of St. John the Baptist standing facing, clad in a hair garment, holding the Paschal lamb in his left arm; the municipal arms of Frankfurt positioned in the field below. The surrounding legend is divided across two lines separated by a slash, struck in Latin characters within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with spread wings and talons extended, bearing an orb surmounted by a cross on the breast; the date 1617 appears in the left field. A partial Latin legend reading MATH ROM IMP SEM AVG runs along the outer border within a beaded circle, referencing the reigning Holy Roman Emperor Matthias. |
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