★ Likely Unique Siege Issue from MagdeburgPlated and Cited in Friedberg ★

GERMANY. Magdeburg. Uniface 2 Ducats Klippe, 1551. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield.
25x24mm; 6.45 gms. Fr-1531 (this coin plated and cited). Struck during the siege of Magdeburg. Obverse: Maiden (personification of the city) holding wreath and standing over city gate; IIII above, star to left and right, date below. This handsomely struck RARITY is quite likely unique, issued during the lengthy siege of the city by forces of Prince Moritz of Saxony that ended in the city's surrender under honorable terms. This struggle resulted from the city's rejection of the "Interim" of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, which was intended to secure the sovereign rights of Catholic Bishops and of prelates who accepted the Reformation as part of an attempted negotiated end to religious wars in the Empire. A splendid example of the siege or "obsidional" coins of this turbulent era, and undoubtedly unrivaled in the realm of world Gold coinage.
Ex: Stack's (1/2008) Lot # 2685.
Estimate: $50000.00- $75000.00