1076822 | GERMAN STATES. Baden-Württemberg. Schwabisch Hall. 1735-Dated AV Ducat or Medallic Ducat. NGC MS61. 21.6mm. 3.48gm. SCHW - HALL/ 1735. Building facade; date in exergue / WAS/ VERZEHRET/ FEVR VNDBRAND/ SCHENCKT/ AVFS NEVE/ GOTTESHAND. (consolation that what fire burned was built anew by God's protecting hand). Six-line legend. Raff 126a; Unlisted in Friedberg.

Commemorating the reconstruction of the Rathaus following its destruction by fire.

Ex Kroisos Collection (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-AVHEN/germany-schwbisch-hall-freie-stadt).


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Fires were a constant threat to the mostly wooden houses of the city. The great fires of 1680 and especially of 1728 destroyed much of the city, which led to new buildings in the Baroque style, such as the city hall. [Wikipedia].