1761 (1961), Hamburg (Free City). Silver Thaler Coin. Official Restrike! NGC MS-66!

Mint Place: Hamburg (Free City)
Mint Year: 1961 (dated also 1761)
Denomination: Thaler (48 Schilling)
Mint Master: Otto Heinrich Knorre (O.H.K.)
Conditino: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-66!
Reference: Davenport 2285 var. (here an official restrike), KM-417. var. (here an official restrike!)
Material: Silver
Weight: ca. 29gm
Diameter: 42mm

Obverse: Imperial crown above double-headed eagle with cross-topped orb at chest, holding scepter and sword in claws. Date (17-61.) in field below.
Legend: FRANCISCVS - D . G . ROM . IMP . SEMP . AVGVSTVS 19 * 61

Reverse: Shield with arms of Hamburg (castle with three towers and open gate), topped by decorated ornate tournament helmet.
Comment: Value (48 . SCHIL. SPEC) in foliage below, mint master´s initials (O.H.K.) below.
Legend: HAMBVRGENSIS - MONETA NOVA / 48 SCHILL . SPEC / W.K.H.

 

Upon the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the Free Imperial City of Hamburg was not mediatised but became a sovereign state officially titled Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Hamburg was briefly annexed by Napoleon I to the First French Empire (1810–14). Russian forces under General Bennigsen finally freed the city in 1814. Hamburg reassumed its pre-1811 status as city-state in 1814. The Vienna Congress of 1815 confirmed Hamburg's independence and it became one of 39 sovereign states of the German Confederation (1815–66).

Francis I (8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) (born as François Stephen, also known as Franz Stefan and Francis III Stephen, Duke of Lorraine) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty.