1764, Frankfurt (Free Imperial City) 20 Kreuzer Coin.R!

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1764, Frankfurt (Free Imperial City) 20 Kreuzer Coin.R! Mint year: 1764 Condition: F-VF. Mint Place: Frankfurt Denomination: 20 Kreuzer Reference: Joseph/Fellner 833, KM-229. Mint Master: Johann Otto Trumer Diameter: 29mm Material: Silver Weight: 6.5gm Obverse: Crowned eagle of Frankfurt left on base with value (20) inside. Branches at sides. Legend: 60 EINE MARCK FEIN SILBER Exergue: FRANKFURT / I.O.T. (Johann Otto Trumer) Reverse: Large ornate cross, rennaisance styled foral ornaments in fields. Legend: * AD NORMAM CONVENTIONIS . 1764 The name of Frankfurt on Main is derived from the Franconofurd of the Germanic tribe of the Franks; Furt (cf. English ford) w the river was shallow enough to be crossed by wading. Alemanni and Franks lived t and by 794 Charlemagne presided over an imperial assembly and church synod, at which Franconofurd (-furt -vurd) was first mentioned. Frankfurt was one of the most important cities in the Holy Roman Empire. From 855 the German kings and emperors were elected in Frankfurt and crowned in Aachen. From 1562 the kings/emperors were also crowned in Frankfurt, Maximilian II being the first. This tradition ended in 1792, when Franz II was elected. His coronation was deliberately held on Bastille Day, 14 July, the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. The elections and coronations took place in read more

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