Hamburg 1 schilling 1851

Germany · 1851 · 1 schilling

Circulating coinRare

€12.00estimate

240,000coins minted

N15741 KM574

RZReference number RZRZ-GBHN7

Circulating coin

Schilling of the Free City of Hamburg (1851)

The coin's story

This schilling in 375 thousandths billon was struck in 1851 by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Until 1875, Hamburg reckoned in Mark Courant, a real currency divided into 16 schillings, alongside the Mark Banco, the city bank's money of account. The reverse legend HAMB. COUR. thus means “Hamburg currency”. The obverse shows the three-towered castle of the city's arms. The coin was struck only with the date 1851, in 240,000 pieces. The Hamburg mark disappeared with the introduction of the imperial mark.

ObverseThe Arms of Hamburg

Design: The three-towered castle, arms of the city of Hamburg.

ReverseThe Value

*I*SCHILLINGHAMB.COUR.1851

Design: The value and the date in several lines.
Denomination: *I* SCHILLING (1 schilling).
Inscription: HAMB. COUR. (Hamburg currency).
Date: 1851.

Specifications

Denomination1 schilling
Year1851
Mintage240,000
MintMonnaie de Hambourg
MaterialSilver 0.375
ShapeRound
Diameter16 mm
Thickness0.7 mm
Weight1.08 g
EdgeThe edge is plain
ScriptsLatin

Actual size

Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 0.7 mm.

Composition

Silver 37.5 %Copper 62.5 %

Silver37.5 % Copper62.5 %

Reference catalogues

N15741Numista KM574Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

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1 schilling1851 · 16 mm

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1 kreuzer1848 · 21.15 mm

3 pfennigs1852 · 23.83 mm

½ gulden1847 · 24 mm

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