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[[Image:Hagenau JE138-1102.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 1102]]
[[Image:Hagenau 1648.JPG|500px|thumb|Alsace in 1648, with Hagenau to the north of Strasbourg]]

This specimen was lot 1102 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €190 (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, HAGUENAU, Ville, AR 12 Kreuzer, 1669. Au titre de Léopold Ier. D/ Ecu de la ville. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. presque Très Beau.'' ([[Germany]], city of Hagenau, silver twelve kreuzer of 1669, struck in the name of Leopold I. Obverse: city arms; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. about very fine.)"</blockquote> Hagenau was an imperial free city in Alsace near Strasbourg. It was occupied by France in 1648 and annexed in 1679. The town also struck 1, 2, 3, 4, 18, 30 and 60 kreuzer. One thaler = 90 kreuzer. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, 4.10-4.22 g, this specimen 4,69 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 52.1, B. 1389; Engel-Lehr 88.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[Weissenburg 1626 12 kreuzer KM-14]]
* [[Strasbourg (1650) ducat Fr-237]]
* [[Hagenau 1665-GHP thaler Dav-5334|1665-GHP thaler]]
* [[Strasbourg 1679 thaler Dav-5847]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1669]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Strassbourg|Hagenau]]

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