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½ Dicken Saint Maurice; date on obverse

Features

Issuer City of Lucerne
Period Free imperial city (1415-1648)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1623
Value ½ Dicken = ⅛ Thaler
Currency Thaler (1550-1656)
Composition Silver
Weight 4.5 g
Diameter 28.0 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
298166
References Wielandt Luzern# 83
Friedrich Wielandt; 1969. Münz- und Geldgeschichte des Standes Luzern. Schweizerischer Bankverein, Luzern, Switzerland.
, HMZ 2# 636d
Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann. Der neue HMZ-Katalog. Band 2 - Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins : 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).
, KM# 26
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Haas L# 234
Franz Haas-Zumbühl; 1895. “Die Münzen des Standes Luzern”, Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau = Revue Suisse de Numismatique (Swiss Numismatic Review), Volume 5, pages 137-224.

Obverse

Coat of arms of Lucerne; left field with vegetal motifs; right field plain. Date below, in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONETA + NOV + LVCERNENS
16❀23

Translation:
Moneta nova Lucernensis.
New coin of Lucerne.

Reverse

Bust of Saint Maurice, with nimbus, wearing helmet and plate armour with large cross on chest, and holding upright sword in right hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON ❀

Translation:
Sanctus Mauritius Patrons.
Patron Saint Maurice.

Mint

Lucerne, Switzerland

Comments

Varieties:
Variety 1 (Wielandt# 83)
Obverse lettering: MONETA 🟉 NOV 🟉 LVCERNENS
Date: 16 🟉 z3
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON ❀

Variety 2 (Wielandt# 83a)
Obverse lettering: MONETA • NOV • LVCERNENSIS •
Date: 16 z3
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON ❀

Variety 3 (Wielandt# 83b)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ⋆ NOV ⋆ LVCERNENSIS
Date: • 16z3 •
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ✶ PATRON ✶

Variety 4 (Wielandt# 83c)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ✶ NOV ✶ LVCERNENSIS
Date: 16 ⋆ z3
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ✶ PATRON ✶

Variety 5 (Wielandt# 83d)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ✶ NOV ✶ LVCERNENSIS
Date: 16 ⋆ z3
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS • MAVRITIVS ✶ PATRON

Variety 6 (Wielandt# 83dd)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ✶ NOV ✶ LVCERNENSIS
Date: • 16z3 •
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS • MAVRITIVS ✶ PATRON

Variety 7 (Wielandt# 83e)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ❀ NOV ❀ LVCERNENS
Date: • 1623 •
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON ❀

Variety 8 (Wielandt# 83f)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ❀ NOV ❀ LVCERNENS
Date: 16 ✶ 23
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON ❀

Variety 9 (Wielandt# 83g)
Obverse lettering: MONETA NOV LVCERNENS
Date: 16 ✶ 23
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON ❀

Variety 10 (Wielandt# 83h)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ✶ NO ✶ LVCERNENS
Date: 16 ✶ 23
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON ❀

Variety 11 (Wielandt# 83i)
Obverse lettering: MONETA NO LVCERNENSI :
Date: 16 ✶ 23
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON ❀

Variety 12 (Wielandt# 83k)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ❀ NO ❀ LVCERNENSI :
Date: 16z3
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS • MAVRITIVS ❀ PATRON

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1623  Wielandt# 83
1623  Wielandt# 83 g
1623  Wielandt# 83a
1623  Wielandt# 83b
1623  Wielandt# 83c
1623  Wielandt# 83d
1623  Wielandt# 83dd
1623  Wielandt# 83e
1623  Wielandt# 83f
1623  Wielandt# 83h
1623  Wielandt# 83i
1623  Wielandt# 83k

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