Token - Münzmeisterpfennige Johann Benjamin Hecht

Location Saxony (Albertinian Line), Kingdom of
Year 1761
Type Utility token
Composition Copper
Weight 4.83 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 0.5 mm
Shape Round
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Obverse description Heraldic Arms (Wapenschild); a shield with three stylised pike fish placed in the form of a star. Above is a helmet, on which is standing a person with a hat and divining in right hand. Below divided 17 61 numerals.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering I·B·HECHT·K·GR·BR·A·C·V·F·BR·LVN·MVNTZ·MEISTER·Z·Z· 1761
(Translation: Johann Benjamin Hecht, Royal United Britanni shear, also Chur princely and Princely Braunschweig-Lüneburgischer moneyer to Zellerfeld)
Reverse description A female figure (Ceres) advancing left. Cornucopia overspilling in left hand, and right hand grasping string being held out by God. Radiant sun on left, above fields and mountains. Blank exergue.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering DEO · DVCE ·
(Translation: Under God`s guidance)
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Numisquare ID 9644244830
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