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8 Schilling Gold pattern strike
| Issuer | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1797 |
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| Composition | Gold (.979) |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the Hamburg city arms, comprising the distinctive three-towered white castle on a red field, rendered in high relief. Below the arms, the mintmaster's initials O.H.K. appear in the field. The circular legend reads HAMBURGER * 8 * SCHILLING * COURANT *, with decorative star stops separating the elements. The lettering runs along the full periphery of the coin in well-spaced Roman capitals. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned imperial double-headed eagle displayed in the field, with wings spread, holding a sword in the right talon and a scepter in the left, with an orb on the breast. The eagle represents Hamburg's status as a Free Imperial City under the Holy Roman Empire. The design is rendered in a bold, classical engraving style consistent with late 18th-century German minting practice. |
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| Mint | Hamburg Mint |
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