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| Issuer | Breisach, City of |
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| Year | 1563-1566 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, the ornately mantled civic arms of Breisach — a shield bearing a six-petaled rose — displayed within an elaborate cartouche with foliate and scroll decoration. The shield is surmounted by a sexfoil arch. The circumferential Latin legend, separated by a cross, runs along the outer border within a beaded inner circle, incorporating the mint date 1565. |
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| Obverse lettering | MONETA.NOVA.CIVITATIS.BRISACENSIS.1565+ |
| Reverse description | Crowned half-length armored effigy of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I facing right, depicted in full imperial regalia, holding the imperial orb in his right hand and a scepter in his left, with the denomination indicated in the field. The imperial legend encircles the bust, reading continuously around the outer border within a beaded circle, identifying the emperor by his full titles. |
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