best of europe II: europe's most beautiful coins from the renaissance to modern times

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Best of Europe II: Europe's Most Beautiful Coins from the Renaissance to Modern Times

By Jürg Conzett Welcome to "Best of Europe II." Here I want to show you Europe's most beautiful coins from the Renaissance to modern times. The Renaissance broke down the barriers of medieval thought and so, after an interruption of many hundreds of years, it was possible to portray rulers on the coins without being reproached for committing blasphemy. From then on the human being was the focal point. This of course led the way to self-portrayal in all its colours. With the triumphant advance of the taler, the most successful large silver coin of all times, diesinkers had at long last enough space for their artistic skills to come to the fore. It became a matter of prestige to mint beautiful coins. Princes, kings, towns – all competed for their presence on the most beautiful, best minted money. The results are astounding.

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