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1 Muter - John II

Issuer Duchy of Cleves
Year 1508
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Reference(s) MB#22, Noss Be#212, Schult#1494
Obverse description Central field occupied by the quartered shield of arms of the Duchy of Cleves, surmounted by a crown. The escutcheon displays the heraldic charges of Cleves and associated territories in a divided arrangement. The shield is flanked by ornamental foliage or stylized supporters. A beaded inner circle frames the design, with a circular Latin legend running along the outer periphery. The overall style is characteristic of late medieval German hammered coinage.
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Reverse description A bold cross pattée divides the reverse field into four quadrants, each containing a Gothic letter. The letters C, L, I, and V are positioned in the angles of the cross, forming an abbreviated reference to CLIVIA (Cleves). A beaded inner circle surrounds the design, with a circular Latin legend in Gothic script occupying the outer border. The execution is typical of small hammered billon or low-silver denominations of the early sixteenth-century Lower Rhine region.
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