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Thaler Klippe, 1¼ thaler weight
| Issuer | City of Zürich |
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| Year | 1559 |
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| Reference(s) | HMZ 2#1123gᴷᴵ, Winter Kl#4b |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1559 |
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Klippe thalers of this type were not produced for everyday commerce. Zürich struck square-format presentation pieces like this one for diplomatic gifts and ceremonial occasions — a practice common among Swiss city-states seeking to project civic prestige without royal pretense. At 1¼ thaler weight, the overstrike relative to a standard thaler signals deliberate intent: this was a gift object, not a trade coin.
The 1559 date places it during a period of intense confessional tension across the Swiss Confederation following Zwingli's reforms, when Zürich's civic identity carried pointed political weight.