City of Lucerne Thaler, 1557

Thaler from City of Lucerne. Issued in 1557. Struck in Silver. Measures 44.8 mm and weighs 27.5 g.

Obverse

Saint Leodegar facing left, sitting on a gothic throne, nimbate, wearing mitre and regalia. A soldier to the left, wearing sword, gouging the right eye of the saint with a drill. Tiled floor below. (Sanctus Leodigarius Patronus Lucernae.
Saint Leodegar, patron of Lucerne.)

Reverse

Crowned coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire depicting double headed eagle. Coat of arms of Lucerne below; left half hatched; right half plain. Two lions supporting the two coats of arms. Coats of arms of the 16 bailiwicks on square shields around; clockwise: Rothenburg, Entlebuch, Sempach, Triengen, Malters, Kriens, Merenschwand, Ebikon, Rüßegg, Weggis, Horw, Habsburg, Münster, Sursee, Ruswil, and Willisau.