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1 Thaler Rathaustaler
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1720 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Panoramic cityscape of Nuremberg viewed from the east, rendered in fine relief with towers, spires, and city walls prominently depicted across the middle field. Above the city rises a radiant all-seeing eye of Providence within a triangle, emitting bold sun rays that fill the upper field. Below the cityscape, a four-line Latin and German legend occupies the lower portion of the coin within a recessed rectangular cartouche. The overall composition reflects the high Baroque engraving tradition characteristic of early eighteenth-century German municipal coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The allegorical figure of Noris, personification of Nuremberg, seated to the left, holding a cornucopia in one arm and a staff in the other, symbolizing the city's prosperity and authority. The two heraldic arms of Nuremberg flank the central figure on either side of the field. In the background, the Nuremberg Rathaus (city hall) is depicted with its doors closed, a deliberate iconographic reference. Above the entire composition, a crowned imperial double-headed eagle is displayed, holding a scepter and imperial orb in its talons, asserting the city's status as a Free Imperial City under the Holy Roman Empire. |
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