1 Reichsguldiner

Nuremberg's Reichsguldiner issues of this period reflect the city's persistent struggle to assert minting authority within the Holy Roman Empire's increasingly contested monetary framework. The city had operated its own mint since the 13th century, but by the late 16th century the Imperial Reichsmünzordnungen — the standardized minting ordinances of 1559 and 1566 — were forcing free cities to conform to centrally mandated weight and fineness standards, a compromise Nuremberg navigated while jealously guarding its municipal minting privileges.

The .931 fineness is notably high for civic issues of this type and period.