Germany Strassburg 3 Kreuzer 1600 to 1607
The coin in our picture is a 3 kreuzer from the old German city of Strassburg (now Strasbourg, France). Karl (Carl, Carol) von Lothringen was a Bishop there from 1597 to 1608, and this coin carries his inscription. The general area near the Rhine river is known as Alsace, and Karl was known as Charles de Lorraine (Lothringen). The full inscription reads:
CAROL CARD LOTH EP ARG AL LS RVDOL II RO IMP AVG P F DEC
Typical catalog values for Strassburg 3 kreuzers are:
worn: $15 US dollars approximate catatlog value
average circulated: $30
well preserved: $60
fully uncirculated: $140
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Coin: 9838, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201111, Last review: 202310
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1600, filter: 1600 to 1607
Image: german_states_strassburg_3_kreuzer_1604.jpg
Tags: escutcheon deutiches carlo encircled charles headed shiled bundes karolus circal devtsch deustch rings crests deutsche deutchen germanic eagles crest deutscherlander eaglets insignia chevrons german lorraine carolvs deutsch circling deutchlands arm germany doubling deutschen encircles circel carol encircle deutscher shields karol egals ringed krevz circumference encircling carolus bundesrepublic coats deutschland ring carl carlos charlie karolvs deut carlosi circles loop circumscribed heads circumscibed circuit chevron carlvs oneheaded lothringen strassburg coat devtscher deuches deutchland bundsrepublik logo deutsches arms circlet head circle card deutches bundesrublika loth creast bundesrepublik rvdol dutchland deutshen sheild loops double bund doubled deutschlands kreutzer circular incircled crested kreuzers eagel alsace kreuzer circled doubles 3rd eagle bundersrepublik kreutz kreuz egal shield escucheon bundesrepublika shild 1600 cards karl carlovs
