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It amazes me how well cities were captured in 16-18th century European Talers. I put together a nice sample capturing various cities. These are not owned by me, yet

Salzburg:
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Regensburg:
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Augsburg:
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Nurnberg:
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Westphalia (Munster):
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 Posted 12/02/2008  11:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wcg to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I couldn't agree more Zohar. I think cityviews are an amazing window into history. It is particularly interesting to see historical buildings that are represented in german/austrian city state scenes still standing in their original historical context.

This 1781 taler from Eichstatt was interesting because it took a slightly different cityview approach with its aerial 3D view.
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Another Nurnberg example
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 Posted 12/02/2008  11:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wcg to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The Swiss coins of the same period also should not be ignored. Here is a Zurich taler from 1722.

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You could get lost on https://www.coinarchives.com on this topic alone. Just click on the world coin archives and type in 'city view' and hundreds of examples from auctions over the last 8 years are searchable. A few stunners that jumped out at me when I did a search:

Constance (Germany)
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Basel (Switzerland)
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Passau (Germany)
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Never seen a 3D view. This is excellent.
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I've also been amazed at how detailed this type is. They are beautiful.
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These city views are extraordinary! Thanks for posting these pics and links!
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Awwwww, geeeez, you guys! I already collect enough. whine. whimper.
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