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½ Portugalöser Bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession
1730 year| Gold | 17.4 g | 39 mm |
| Issuer | Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg (German States) |
|---|---|
| Period | Free Hanseatic City (1324-1922) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1730 |
| Value | 5 Ducats (5 Dukaten = ½ Portugalöser) (17.5) |
| Currency | Thaler (1675-1872) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 17.4 g |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#119047 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Bible and confession flanking a lit candle atop a draped table.
Script: Latin
Engraver: Paul Heinrich Goedecke
Comment
Martin Luther German: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ( listen); 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546), O.S.A., was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk[2] and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.Whiting 388
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, a significant event in the history of the Lutheran Church.
