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5 Ducats

Issuer City of Zürich
Year 1720
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Weight 17.3 g
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering ❀ MONETA NOVA REIPUBLICÆ TIGURINAE 5 HIG
(Translation: Coin of the Republic of Zurich.)
Reverse description A detailed bird's-eye panoramic view of the city of Zürich as seen from the south, with the Limmat River running through the composition and its bridges rendered prominently in the foreground. The cityscape features identifiable architectural elements including church towers and civic buildings characteristic of early eighteenth-century Zürich. The engraving is executed with exceptional topographic precision, reflecting the cartographic and artistic conventions of the period. The date 1720 appears within the legend below the city view. The reverse legend reads TIGURUM, the Latin name for Zürich.
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