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Batzen Klippe, 2 batzens weight
| Issuer | City of Zürich |
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| Year | 1623-1624 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | MON : NO TH VRIC ENSIS (Translation: Latin (unabridged): Moneta Nova Thuricensis. English: New coin of Zürich.) |
| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a displayed double-headed imperial eagle with spread wings, each head surmounted by a nimbus and both heads together beneath a single imperial crown at the top of the design. The eagle's breast is plain, and the date appears divided to either side of the eagle within the inner circle. The surrounding circular legend runs between the beaded inner circle and the raised border of the square klippe flan. |
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Klippe issues from Zürich in the early 1620s were emergency or presentation strikes — square-cut planchets produced outside normal minting rhythms, typically during fairs, political ceremonies, or periods when round blank supply was disrupted. The Thirty Years' War had begun in 1618, and Swiss cities were fielding diplomatic and military pressures that made visible demonstrations of municipal authority worth the extra minting effort.
The Winter and HMZ references both treat this as a scarce type. Klippe survivorship is low generally, as square pieces suffer edge damage in even light handling.