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1 Thaler
| Issuer | Emden, City of |
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| Year | 1674 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Armored figure of the city guardian standing facing left, holding a sword in the right hand and a shield bearing the arms of Emden (a crowned harpy) in the left hand; the date is divided to either side of the figure within the field. The design is rendered in a bold baroque style typical of late 17th-century German civic coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with wings spread, bearing an orb on the breast; the eagle is rendered in the traditional Holy Roman Empire style with detailed feather work. A circular Latin legend surrounds the eagle reading LEOPOLDVS D G ROM IMP S AUG, identifying Emperor Leopold I as Holy Roman Emperor. Mint initials CP appear in the exergue below the eagle. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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