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| Issuer | Free Imperial City of Strasbourg |
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| Year | 1550 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central device consisting of a large fleur-de-lis rendered in bold relief, occupying the majority of the flan. The lily symbol, long associated with Strasbourg's civic heraldry, is depicted with pronounced curling petals and a central upright spire. The coin's irregular hammered flan shows the characteristic uneven edge typical of mid-sixteenth-century small billon coinage. No legend or inscription is present in the field. The overall striking is somewhat off-center, consistent with hand-hammered production techniques of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A plain Greek cross with slightly flared arms is displayed centrally in the field, struck without any surrounding legend or inscription. The cross arms extend nearly to the rim of the coin, filling the flan in a manner typical of medieval and early modern German civic coinage of small denomination. The surface shows natural granularity and wear consistent with billon composition and hammered production. No exergue or additional decorative elements are present. The irregular edge reflects the hand-struck nature of this humble municipal issue. |
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| Mintage | 1550: ND (1550) |
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