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1 Thaler Konventionstaler
| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1772 |
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| Value | 12⁄5 Gulden = 1 Conventionsthaler = 1/10 Cologne Mark |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed panoramic view of the city of Frankfurt am Main occupies the central field, with the prominent spires and towers of the skyline visible on the left, including the cathedral of St. Bartholomew. The River Main stretches across the lower portion of the design, spanned by the historic Alte Brücke (Old Bridge) adorned with a cross; sailing vessels and smaller boats animate the river. In the lower exergue area, a caduceus entwined with serpents and flanked by two dolphins or sea creatures serves as a decorative emblem of trade and commerce. Above the cityscape, a radiant All-Seeing Eye within a triangle emanates rays of divine light into the field. The circumscribed legend NOMEN DOMINI TVRRIS FORTISSIMA runs along the upper periphery in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse lettering | NOMEN DOMINI TVRRIS FORTISSIMA |
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Frankfurt's status as a Free Imperial City made it both the site of Holy Roman Imperial coronations and a battleground for monetary autonomy. The Konventionstaler standard itself was established by the 1753 Munich Convention between Austria and Bavaria, and Frankfurt's adoption of it placed the city firmly within that monetary orbit — a pointed political statement given the city's constitutional independence from any single territorial prince.
The 1772 date falls squarely in the period when Frankfurt's mint was producing relatively consistent output, but the city would lose its minting rights entirely within decades of French Revolutionary pressure on the old imperial order.