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| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1621 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Five-line Latin inscription NVMMVS / AVREVS / PRO AERARIO / REIPVBL / NORIBERG, meaning 'Gold coin for the treasury of the Republic of Nuremberg', enclosed within an oval cartouche framed by an elaborate ornate ribbon and scrollwork border. A decorative anchor or civic emblem appears below the cartouche at the bottom of the field. The entire design is surrounded by a beaded outer border. The inscription identifies the coin's purpose as an emergency fiscal instrument for the city treasury. |
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| Reverse lettering | NVMMVS // AVREVS // PRO AERARIO // REIPVBL // NORIBERG |
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