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3 Ducats Peace, Silver pattern strike, Klippe
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1648 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Square klippe flan with beaded inner border and foliate ornaments at each corner. Within a beaded oval cartouche, the Paschal lamb (Agnus Dei) is depicted standing to the left atop an open Bible, holding a staff bearing a banner inscribed PAX. The surrounding legend encircles the cartouche in Roman capitals. |
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The Peace of Westphalia, signed in Osnabrück and Münster in October 1648, ended thirty years of war that had reduced some German territories to a fraction of their pre-war populations. Nuremberg, a principal venue for the closing congress negotiations, struck a series of commemorative pieces to mark the occasion — this klippe pattern among them. Struck in silver rather than gold, it was produced as a presentation piece, not for circulation.
The square klippe format was a deliberate choice for gift and display purposes, distinguishing these strikes from the round currency issue.