(продана за $225.0)

1796, Frankfurt (Free City). Large Silver "Contribution" Thaler Coin. XF+
Struck as a levy paid to the French General Kleber. RR!

Mint year: 1796
Mint Place: Frankfurt (Free City)
Reference: Davenoprt 2229, KM-288.. RR!
Mint Master: Georg Hille & Johann Georg Bunsen (H.G - B.H.)
Condition: Minor planchet striae (as usual for this emergency occupation issue), minor contact marks, otherwise a nice XF-AU!
Denomination: Contribution Thaler - Struck to be used as a levy to General Kleber from silver donated by the churches and citizens of Frankfurt!
Weight: 28.04gm
Diameter: 40mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Crowned heraldic eagle of Frankuft City within circle of pellets. Mint master´s initials (H*G . B*H) below.
Legend: DER STADT FRANCKFURT ("City of Frankfurt") ..*.. H*G . B*H ..*..

Reverse: Value in fine silver mark (*X* EINE FEINE MARK) and date (1796.) within circle of beads.
Legend: AUS DEN GEFAESEN DER KIRCHEN UND BURGER + ("(struck from) the receptacles of churches and citizens")

For your consideration a choice original example of this Thaler struck as a levy paid to the French General Kleber to ensure the safety of the city. The reverse legend explains that the silver came from "(struck from) the receptacles of churches and citizens."

Jean Baptiste Kléber (9 March 1753 – 14 June 1800) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. His military career started in Habsburg service, but his plebeian ancestry hindered his opportunities. Eventually, he volunteered for the French Army in 1791, and rose through the ranks.

Kléber served in the Rhineland during the War of the First Coalition, and also suppressed the Vendee Revolt. He retired to private life in the peaceful interim after the Treaty of Campo Formio, but returned to military service to accompany Napoleon in the Egyptian Campaign in 1798-99. When Napoleon left Egypt to return to Paris, he appointed Kléber as commander of the French forces. He was assassinated by a student in Cairo in 1800.

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 St. Bartholomäus cathedral, known as the Kaiserdom (en: Emperor's Cathedral), or in its predecessors.

The Frankfurter Messe (Frankfurt Trade Fair) was first mentioned in 1150. In 1240, Emperor Friedrich II granted an Imperial privilege to its visitors, meaning they would be protected by the Empire. Book trade fairs have been held in Frankfurt since 1478.

In 1372 Frankfurt became a Reichsstadt (en:Imperial city), i.e. directly subordinate to the Holy Roman Emperor and not to a regional ruler or a local nobleman.

Only 1$ shipping for each additional item purchesed!