1 Groschen Tournois

Issuer	Frankfurt, Free imperial city of
Year	1515-1520
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Weight	2.75 g
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Obverse description	Central field depicts the imperial eagle of Frankfurt displayed, with wings spread and crowned head facing forward, rendered in bold relief in the late Gothic style. The eagle is set within an ornate inner border of alternating lobed and foliate arches, creating a decorative quatrefoil frame characteristic of early 16th-century German municipal coinage. The surrounding field is further enclosed by a beaded outer rim. The legend MONETA NOVA runs within the border, identifying this as a new coinage issue of the Free Imperial City. The overall composition reflects the civic pride and imperial authority of Frankfurt during the reign of Maximilian I.
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Reverse description	Central field features a bold floriated cross pattée in the Tournois tradition, enclosed within a beaded inner circle, recalling the design of the original French gros tournois on which this coinage type was modelled. Within the inner circle, the legend TVRONVS FRANCFVRT is inscribed around the cross, identifying both the coin type and the issuing city. The outer legend, separated by a beaded border, reads + SIT NOME DNI DEI NOSTRI BENEDICT, a devotional inscription invoking the blessed name of the Lord our God. The lettering is executed in Gothic script typical of early 16th-century German hammered silver coinage. The plain edge and flat fields are consistent with hand-struck production at the Frankfurt Mint.
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Mintage	ND (1515-1520)
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