Angster Gothic shield; heavy gold trial strike
Features
| Issuer |
City of Lucerne
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Free imperial city (1415-1648)
|
| Type | Patterns |
| Years | 1625-1648 |
| Value | 1 Angster = 1⁄192 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1550-1656) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 0.87 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 299497 |
| References | Wielandt Luzern# 134a Friedrich Wielandt; 1969. Münz- und Geldgeschichte des Standes Luzern. Schweizerischer Bankverein, Luzern, Switzerland. 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).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 on gothic shield; left half with vegetal motifs; right half plain.
Reverse
Uniface. Incuse impression of the obverse.
Mint
Lucerne, SwitzerlandComments
Varieties:
Diagonal hatch variety (Wielandt# 134a; HMZ 2# 641eᴬᵁ)
Obverse: Coat of arms of Lucerne on gothic shield; left half with three or four diagonal lines; right half plain.
Vegetal pattern variety (Wielandt# 134; HMZ 2# 641fᴬᵁ)
Obverse: Coat of arms of Lucerne on gothic shield; left half with vegetal motif; right half plain.
Diagonal hatch variety (Wielandt# 134a; HMZ 2# 641eᴬᵁ)
Obverse: Coat of arms of Lucerne on gothic shield; left half with three or four diagonal lines; right half plain.
Vegetal pattern variety (Wielandt# 134; HMZ 2# 641fᴬᵁ)
Obverse: Coat of arms of Lucerne on gothic shield; left half with vegetal motif; right half plain.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1625-1648) | HMZ 2# 641eᴬᵁ; diagonal hatch | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1625-1648) | HMZ 2# 641fᴬᵁ; vegetal motif | ||||||||||||||
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