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1 Portugalöser

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Issuer Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg (German States)
Period Free Hanseatic City (1324-1922)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1578-1582
Value 1 Portugalöser = 10 Ducat (35)
Currency Thaler (1552-1674)
Composition Gold
Weight 35.43 g
Diameter 44 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
177057
References MB# 56
Norman Douglas Nicol. Standard Catalog of German Coins. Krause Publications (2 volumes).
, Fr# 1091
Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes).
, Gaed# 3
Otto Christian Gaedechens. Hamburgische Münzen und Medaillen. Johann August Meissner, Hamburg, Germany (2 volumes).

Obverse

City arms in circle, nettleleaf in portal, inner and outer legends. The N's in the legends are retrograde.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONETA • NOVA • AVREA • CICITATIS HAMBVRGENSIS
NACH • PORTVGALIS • SCHROT • VND • KORN

Reverse

Large Portuguese cross in circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IN. XPO. CRVCIFIXO. PENDIT. SALVS. NRA.

Mint

Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münze), Germany (801-date)

Comments

Coin was also minted in double weight variant weighting 4.75 lots.

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ND (1578-1582) 

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