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20 Kreuzers - Georg von Brandenburg Klippe, Siege currency
| Issuer | Bishopric of Strasbourg |
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| Year | 1592 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Square klippe flan oriented as a diamond, displaying a central arrangement of three heraldic shields grouped in trefoil fashion. The upper shield bears the arms of the Bishopric of Strasbourg, flanked by the year 1592 split across the upper field with '15' to the left and '92' to the right. The lower-left shield displays the arms of the Brandenburg-Ansbach line of the Hohenzollern family, while the lower-right shield bears a separate heraldic device. The denomination '20' appears in the lower field beneath the grouped shields, and the entire design is enclosed within a beaded or rope-style inner border following the square outline of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, unadorned reverse with no design, legend, or mint mark, consistent with the emergency klippe coinage practice of the period. The flat silver surface shows natural die flow marks and the characteristic texture of a hammered blank, with the square klippe outline clearly visible. The absence of any reverse type underscores the utilitarian nature of this siege currency issued during the military pressures of 1592. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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