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Free City of Lubeck. Large Thaler of 48 Schilling coin dated 1752.

Free City of Lubeck. Large Thaler of 48 Schilling coin dated 1752.

Obverse: Crown above double headed imperial eagle, value (48) at chest, wheat stalks below.
Legend: MON . NOVA . IMP . CIVITAT . LUBECAE .

Reverse: Ornate coat of arms of Lubeck, decorated in the prevailing Rococo (late Baroque) style.
Legend: . 48 . SCHILLING . COURANT .J.J.J (X) . GELDT ANNO 1752

Mint Place: Lubeck (Free Imperial City)
Mint Master: Johann Justus Jaster (J.J.J.)
Reference: Behrens 291, Davenport 2420E, KM-168.6.
Weight: 27.53 gm
Diameter: 42 mm

Lübeck is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League ("Queen of the Hanse") and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites