4 Pfennigs (Gold Pattern strike) 1687 front 4 Pfennigs (Gold Pattern strike) 1687 back
4 Pfennigs (Gold Pattern strike) 1687 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

4 Pfennigs Gold Pattern strike

1687 year
Gold 0.97 g -
Description
Issuer
Free Hanseatic city of Lübeck (German States)
Period
Free city (1226-1811,1815-1937)
Emperor
Leopold I (1657-1705)
Type
Pattern
Year
1687
Value
4 Pfennigs (1⁄144)
Currency
Thaler
Composition
Gold
Weight
0.97 g
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#409318
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Denomination and date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IIII
PFEN
NIG
1687
LVB STADT GELDT

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 4 Pfennigs (Gold Pattern strike) 1687 from Free Hanseatic city of Lübeck (German States) made of Gold weighing 0.97 g is that it is a rare and valuable coin, with only a few examples known to exist. It is considered a prized collector's item among numismatists and historians, and its value can range from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars, depending on its condition and provenance.