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3 Pfennigs / Gröschel - Ferdinand II Neisse
| Issuer | Bishopric of Breslau (Neisse Mint) |
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| Year | 1624 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, with both heads facing outward and wings spread, rendered in the hammered style typical of early seventeenth-century German minor coinage. A small escutcheon is placed on the breast of the eagle at center. The coin bears no peripheral legend, the entire obverse being occupied by the bold eagle device. The striking is characteristic of the Neisse mint's production of small billon issues under Ferdinand II. |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprising the Neisse episcopal crozier surmounted by a patriarchal cross within a circular ring or orb, the denominational numeral 3 placed below the orb in the lower field. The date 1624 is divided across the upper field, with '16' to the left and '24' to the right of the crozier head. Four small rosette or flower ornaments are positioned in the quadrants surrounding the central device, lending a decorative symmetry to the composition. |
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| Mint | Nysa (Neisse), Holy Roman Empire |
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