Mint Year: 1674 Denomination: 2 Ducats Mint Master: Hermann Lüders (HL) Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as AU-58! Reference: Friedberg 1101, Gaedechens 2453, KM-247. Material: Gold (.986) Diameter: 27mm Weight: 6.93gm
Obverse: The Virgin Mary standing on crescent, holding scepter and baby-Jesus child with cross-topped orb (Globus Cruciger). Legend: AVE PLENA - GRATIA . 1674
Reverse: Coat-of-arms of Hamburg, supprted by two lions. Two palms in saltire above, mint master´s initials (H.L) inside foliage below. Legend: * MON : AUREA CIVITAT : HAMBURG
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; is the second-largest city in Germany. The official name reflects Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League and a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. Before the 1871 Unification of Germany, it was a fully sovereign city state, and before 1919 formed a civic republic headed constitutionally by a class of hereditary grand burghers or Hanseaten. Beset by disasters such as the Great Fire of Hamburg, north Sea flood of 1962 and military conflicts including World War II bombing raids, the city has managed to recover and emerge wealthier after each catastrophe.