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Swiss cantons, Free City of Schaffhausen 1 Dicken 1614 Free City of Schaffhausen VF+
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Obv.: City arms; “:MO:NO:SCAFVSENSIS 1614”.
Rev.: Double headed imperial eagle; “*·DEVS:SPES NOSTRA EST:”.
The 1 Dicken of the Free City of Schaffhausen, dated 1614 (KM 18; HMZ 2-765; Divo/Tobler 1375), is an impressive large silver coin from one of Switzerland's historic free imperial cities during the early modern period.
Schaffhausen, strategically located on the Rhine at the northernmost point of modern Switzerland, had been a Free Imperial City (Reichsstadt) of the Holy Roman Empire since the 13th century. Granted imperial immediacy (Reichsunmittelbarkeit) in 1411/1418, it enjoyed direct dependence on the emperor rather than any intermediary lord. This status allowed Schaffhausen to mint its own coinage independently, a privilege it exercised actively in the 16th–17th centuries amid the religious and political turmoil of the Reformation, the Thirty Years' War era, and the consolidation of Swiss confederate identity. By the early 17th century, Schaffhausen was a prosperous trade hub (textiles, wine, Rhine shipping) and a Protestant stronghold after adopting the Reformation in 1529/1530, while still nominally loyal to the Empire.
The Dicken (from German "dick" = thick) was a substantial silver denomination, roughly equivalent to 24 Kreuzer or about half a Gulden in contemporary value, used for larger transactions in regional and Rhine trade. Schaffhausen's issues from 1611–1621 (including this 1614 date) are typical of Swiss city coinage of the period: bold, high-relief designs emphasizing civic pride and imperial allegiance.
Obverse: The city arms — a leaping or rampant ram (Steinbock or widder, the heraldic emblem of Schaffhausen, symbolizing strength and agility, often shown emerging from city gates in full types but here stylized). Surrounding legend: :MO:NO:SCAFVSENSIS 1614 (Moneta Nova Schaffhusensis = "New Money of Schaffhausen 1614"), with colons as separators typical of the era's epigraphy.
Reverse: A double-headed imperial eagle (Reichsadler), crowned and displayed, affirming the city's imperial status and loyalty to the Holy Roman Emperor (then Matthias or Ferdinand II in the early 1610s). Legend: ·DEVS:SPES NOSTRA EST: ("God is our hope"), a pious motto common on Swiss Protestant coinage, reflecting Reformation-era faith amid confessional conflicts.
Struck in silver, the coin weighs 8.34 g and measures 19 mm in diameter — wait, the 19 mm seems unusually small for a Dicken (typical Dicken are around 30–35 mm and 8–9 g; possibly a typo in the query for diameter — many catalogued examples are ~30 mm). The grade VF+ (Very Fine plus) indicates good overall detail with moderate even wear, clear arms, eagle, and legends, and attractive toning typical for circulated examples of this age.
Catalogued as KM 18 (Krause-Mishler standard world coins), HMZ 2-765 (Haller/Marti historical Swiss reference), and Divo/Tobler 1375 (specialized Schaffhausen corpus), this date is part of a series struck 1611 and 1614–1621, considered moderately scarce (especially in better grades) and popular among collectors of Swiss cantonal/imperial city coinage, early modern silver, or Reformation-era numismatics.
In summary, this 1614 Dicken is more than currency — it is a proud declaration of Schaffhausen's dual identity as a free imperial city and a Protestant Swiss community. The ram (civic symbol) and double eagle (imperial tie) encapsulate the delicate balance of local autonomy and nominal imperial loyalty in the early 17th century, just before the Thirty Years' War disrupted the region. A tangible piece of Swiss-German border history from a time when such cities still minted proudly in their own name.
Rev.: Double headed imperial eagle; “*·DEVS:SPES NOSTRA EST:”.
The 1 Dicken of the Free City of Schaffhausen, dated 1614 (KM 18; HMZ 2-765; Divo/Tobler 1375), is an impressive large silver coin from one of Switzerland's historic free imperial cities during the early modern period.
Schaffhausen, strategically located on the Rhine at the northernmost point of modern Switzerland, had been a Free Imperial City (Reichsstadt) of the Holy Roman Empire since the 13th century. Granted imperial immediacy (Reichsunmittelbarkeit) in 1411/1418, it enjoyed direct dependence on the emperor rather than any intermediary lord. This status allowed Schaffhausen to mint its own coinage independently, a privilege it exercised actively in the 16th–17th centuries amid the religious and political turmoil of the Reformation, the Thirty Years' War era, and the consolidation of Swiss confederate identity. By the early 17th century, Schaffhausen was a prosperous trade hub (textiles, wine, Rhine shipping) and a Protestant stronghold after adopting the Reformation in 1529/1530, while still nominally loyal to the Empire.
The Dicken (from German "dick" = thick) was a substantial silver denomination, roughly equivalent to 24 Kreuzer or about half a Gulden in contemporary value, used for larger transactions in regional and Rhine trade. Schaffhausen's issues from 1611–1621 (including this 1614 date) are typical of Swiss city coinage of the period: bold, high-relief designs emphasizing civic pride and imperial allegiance.
Obverse: The city arms — a leaping or rampant ram (Steinbock or widder, the heraldic emblem of Schaffhausen, symbolizing strength and agility, often shown emerging from city gates in full types but here stylized). Surrounding legend: :MO:NO:SCAFVSENSIS 1614 (Moneta Nova Schaffhusensis = "New Money of Schaffhausen 1614"), with colons as separators typical of the era's epigraphy.
Reverse: A double-headed imperial eagle (Reichsadler), crowned and displayed, affirming the city's imperial status and loyalty to the Holy Roman Emperor (then Matthias or Ferdinand II in the early 1610s). Legend: ·DEVS:SPES NOSTRA EST: ("God is our hope"), a pious motto common on Swiss Protestant coinage, reflecting Reformation-era faith amid confessional conflicts.
Struck in silver, the coin weighs 8.34 g and measures 19 mm in diameter — wait, the 19 mm seems unusually small for a Dicken (typical Dicken are around 30–35 mm and 8–9 g; possibly a typo in the query for diameter — many catalogued examples are ~30 mm). The grade VF+ (Very Fine plus) indicates good overall detail with moderate even wear, clear arms, eagle, and legends, and attractive toning typical for circulated examples of this age.
Catalogued as KM 18 (Krause-Mishler standard world coins), HMZ 2-765 (Haller/Marti historical Swiss reference), and Divo/Tobler 1375 (specialized Schaffhausen corpus), this date is part of a series struck 1611 and 1614–1621, considered moderately scarce (especially in better grades) and popular among collectors of Swiss cantonal/imperial city coinage, early modern silver, or Reformation-era numismatics.
In summary, this 1614 Dicken is more than currency — it is a proud declaration of Schaffhausen's dual identity as a free imperial city and a Protestant Swiss community. The ram (civic symbol) and double eagle (imperial tie) encapsulate the delicate balance of local autonomy and nominal imperial loyalty in the early 17th century, just before the Thirty Years' War disrupted the region. A tangible piece of Swiss-German border history from a time when such cities still minted proudly in their own name.
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