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1 Mattier - Wolfgang William
| Issuer | Ravensberg, County of |
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| Year | 1642 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Five-line inscription arranged across the field reading EIN / MATIER / RAVEN / SPVRG / 1642, with the date appearing in the lowermost line. The lettering is in a Gothic-influenced style typical of early seventeenth-century German hammered coinage, with a pellet or stop separating elements. The inscription identifies the denomination and the issuing county. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of the Madonna and Child shown facing, with the Virgin depicted in flowing robes supporting the Christ Child before her. The image is rendered in a simple, stylized manner characteristic of hammered billon coinage of the period. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, identifying the Virgin as Lady and Mother. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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