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2 Ducats Centenary of the Reformation
| Issuer | Strasbourg, City of |
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| Year | 1617 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Square klippe flan with a diamond-oriented field enclosed within an ornate wreath border of laurel and decorative foliate elements. The central field bears a five-line Latin inscription reading IV / BILAEVМ / ARGENTORA / TENSE / 1617, commemorating the centenary jubilee of the Reformation as celebrated in Strasbourg. The lettering is bold and deeply struck, filling the field in a structured, symmetrical arrangement characteristic of early seventeenth-century German municipal commemorative issues. |
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| Reverse description | Square klippe flan with diamond orientation, featuring an ornate border of interlaced chain and foliate arabesque motifs enclosing the central field. A decorative arabesque flourish appears at the apex above a four-line Latin inscription reading POST / TENEBRAS / LVX / 1517, the celebrated Reformation motto meaning 'After Darkness, Light,' with the date 1517 referencing Luther's posting of the Ninety-Five Theses. The overall design is bold and well-centered, consistent with the refined hammered klippe technique of early seventeenth-century Strasbourg civic coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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