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4 Goldgulden Bust of Saint Leodegar
| Issuer | City of Lucerne |
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| Year | 1550-1601 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1550-1656) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Saint Leodegar (Leodegarius), patron saint of Lucerne, vested in episcopal robes and wearing a mitre, occupying the central field within a beaded inner circle. The saint is depicted in a stylized Gothic manner characteristic of Swiss Renaissance coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust, reading SANCTVS LEODEGARI or similar invocation of the saint's name. |
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| Reverse description | The arms of Lucerne — a per pale shield composed of a checky field and a plain field — displayed prominently in the central field, surmounted by a small double-headed imperial eagle. The shield is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with a circular Latin legend reading MONETA LVCERNENSIS or similar civic monetary inscription surrounding the design in the outer ring. |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA LVCERNENSIS |
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