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32 Schillinge Courant Gold pattern strike
| Issuer | Hamburgische Münze |
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| Year | 1808 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the crowned arms of Hamburg — a white castle with three towers on a red field — set within an elaborate baroque cartouche with foliate scrollwork. Above the shield, a crown surmounts a radiate burst from which fans a trophy of military flags, weapons, and laurel branches. The mint mark H.S.K. appears in the lower field beneath the shield. The legend is distributed around the periphery reading 17 EINE MARK FEIN, with the word MARK appearing in the lower portion inverted relative to the coin's orientation, indicating medal alignment. The overall design reflects the refined neoclassical engraving style of the early 19th-century Hamburgische Münze. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold, unadorned typographic design with the denomination and issuing authority inscribed in large incuse letters across the field, arranged in four lines: the numeral 32 at the top flanked by ornamental rosettes, followed by SCHILLINGE, HAMBURGER, and COURANT, with the date 1808 at the base. The simplicity and clarity of the layout emphasize the coin's fiduciary character and reflect the rational, utilitarian aesthetic prevalent in German monetary design of the Napoleonic era. The plain, uncluttered field gives the inscription a commanding visual weight. |
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