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30 Kreuzer
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1765 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | XL.EINE FEINE / MARCK.1765. S. / R. 30.Kr. |
| Reverse description | Imperially crowned double-headed eagle displayed, with wings spread, holding a sword in the left talon and an orb in the right. An escutcheon on the eagle's breast bears the Habsburg arms. The imperial crown rises above the two heads. The surrounding legend reads FRANCISCVS D· to the right and ROM·IMP·SEMP·AVG· to the left, identifying Holy Roman Emperor Francis I as the suzerain authority under whose imperial sanction Nuremberg issued this coinage. |
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Nuremberg's monetary autonomy as a Free Imperial City allowed it to strike coins well into the late Holy Roman Empire period, though by 1765 that autonomy was increasingly nominal — the city was deeply in debt and would ultimately be absorbed into Bavaria in 1806. The 30 Kreuzer denomination was a workhorse of southern German commerce, circulating alongside coins from dozens of competing authorities whose varying silver standards made everyday exchange a constant negotiation.
KM#345 is not noted for significant die varieties, and Nuremberg's late imperial silver output tends to survive in decent grades, suggesting limited heavy circulation before the city's monetary system collapsed entirely.