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11/2 Thaler
| Issuer | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1620 |
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| Value | 11/2 Thaler (1.5) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Hamburg's 1½ Thaler denomination was essentially a large presentation-grade striking — the city produced these oversized silver pieces during a period of acute monetary chaos across the Holy Roman Empire, where the Kipper- und Wipperzeit ("clipping and culling" inflation) was debasing coinage on an almost weekly basis across neighboring states. Hamburg, fiercely protective of its commercial reputation and banking credibility, maintained metal standards that its trading partners in the Hanseatic network could trust when virtually no one else did.
KM#134 is a scarce type; the 1½ Thaler module saw limited production runs compared to the city's standard Thaler output that year.