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1 Thaler
| Issuer | Metz, City of |
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| Year | 1638 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, the oval city arms of Metz — per pale, dexter plain and sinister fretty — displayed within an elaborate baroque cartouche of foliate and scrollwork ornament, surmounted by a crown. The shield is framed by symmetrically arranged acanthus-scroll flourishes with pellet ornaments at the cardinal points. The circumscription legend runs around the periphery within a beaded border, with the date 1638 appearing at the top of the legend. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of St. Stephen, protomartyr, standing within an elongated oval or vesica-shaped frame, holding a palm branch in one hand as a symbol of martyrdom. The saint is depicted in long ecclesiastical robes, rendered in the engraved style typical of early 17th-century German-influenced coinage. The surrounding legend naming the saint runs along the border within a beaded circle. |
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