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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2892947, member: 39&quot;]Interesting design! The portrait of the emperor looks a little strange though, almost abstracted. If such a style was used on a coin these days, some collectors would probably complain about the oh-so-awful disjointed modern depiction. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the eagle, in the case of emperor Matthias, the reference to Habsburg makes sense, but I would definitely put the emphasis on &quot;Imperial&quot;. Lübeck was one of the free cities, that is, it was not governed by some count or duke but had only the king and emperor of the &quot;Holy Roman Empire&quot; above it. A free city showed that status by depicting the imperial eagle (single or double headed). <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lübecker_Wappen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lübecker_Wappen" rel="nofollow">Lübeck&#039;s CoA</a> still looks like the one on your coin ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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