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2 Schillings
| Issuer | Lübeck, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1554 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A double-headed imperial eagle displayed, superimposed upon a cross with fleurs-de-lis (lily) terminals at each arm. The arms of the cross divide the peripheral Latin legend into four segments. The shield of the city arms may appear on the eagle's breast. The overall design reflects the city's status as an imperial free city under the Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Reverse lettering | CRVX FVGAT OMNE MALV |
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Lübeck's mint was one of the most politically charged in the Holy Roman Empire — the city jealously guarded its coinage rights as a mark of free imperial status, and mid-16th century issues came at a moment when that status was under sustained pressure from both the Habsburgs and neighboring territorial princes. The 1554 date falls within a period of intensive monetary reform driven by the Reichsmünzordnung of 1551, which attempted to standardize coinage across imperial territories and forced many city mints to recalibrate their output.
MB#116 is catalogued among the thaler-related fractional issues tied to Lübeck's participation in the Wendish Monetary Union alongside Hamburg, Lüneburg, and Wismar.