1082969 | GERMAN STATES. Baden-Wurttemberg. Schwäbisch Hall. MDCCXXXV (1735) AR Medal. PCGS MS62. By P. P. Werner. 43.9mm. Radiant eye of God above crowned double-headed eagle; city view below / The new town hall or rathaus; signed lower right. Raff-125a; cf. Wurster 1831.

On the reconstruction of the city after the fire of 1728.


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Fires were a constant threat to the mostly wooden houses of the city of Schwäbisch Hall. The great fires of 1680 and especially that of 1728 destroyed much of the city, which led to new buildings erected in the Baroque style, such as the city hall portrayed in this medal.