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32 Schilling Courant
| Issuer | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1788-1789 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hamburg's 32-Schilling Courant denomination was a product of the city's complex bimetallic accounting system, where "Courant" money was distinguished from "Banco" money — the latter backed by the famous Hamburg Bank, the Hamburger Bank, founded in 1619. The gap between the two could be substantial, and merchants trading through the city navigated constant exchange calculations between them.
The .750 fineness is notably below the standard of Hamburg's finer silver issues, a deliberate choice for circulating coinage meant to survive commercial use rather than serve as a store of value. KM#460 spans only the two-year window of 1788–1789 before the type was superseded.