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1/2 Schilling
| Issuer | Nuremberg, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1465-1467 |
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| Weight | 1 g |
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| Reverse description | A displayed imperial eagle with head turned to the left dominates the central field, contained within a beaded inner circle. The eagle's wings are spread and detailed with feather striations rendered in the bold, stylised manner characteristic of Nuremberg hammered coinage of the 1460s. A Latin legend, reading continuously, encircles the design between the inner beaded border and the irregular outer rim of the flan. The reverse type affirms the city's status as a free imperial city under the Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA. NOVA. ARGENTEA. MINO |
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Nuremberg's half schilling issues of the 1460s fall within a period of intense monetary negotiation between the city and the broader imperial coinage system. The city had long resisted external pressure to conform to regional standards, and these small silver pieces reflect a municipal mint operating with considerable autonomy — Nuremberg's council controlled its own monetary ordinances more tightly than almost any other imperial city of the period.
The narrow three-year window of production suggests a specific ordinance governed this type, likely superseded by a subsequent coinage reform.