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30 Kreuzers
| Issuer | Free imperial City of Colmar (French States) |
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| Year | 1564 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the ornate cartouche-framed shield of Colmar's civic arms, depicting a diagonal bend or bar device, surmounted by decorative scrollwork and flanked by foliate ornaments at the base. The date 1564 is inscribed above the shield within the field. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding circumferential legend. The coin exhibits typical characteristics of mid-sixteenth century German hammered silver coinage, with an irregularly shaped flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | MONETA ᛭ NOVA ᛭ COLMARIENSIS 1564 (Translation: New coinage of Colmar.) |
| Reverse description | A double-headed Imperial eagle displayed, with spread wings and talons, surmounted by a large Imperial crown spanning both heads. On the breast of the eagle, a circular orb bears the numeral 30, denoting the denomination in Kreuzer. A beaded inner border separates the eagle from the circumferential legend, which invokes the authority of Emperor Ferdinand I and references his imperial decree establishing the coin's value. The engraving is characteristic of mid-sixteenth century German hammered technique, with bold relief and an irregular flan edge. |
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