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1/2 Batzen - Frederick I
| Issuer | Principality of Neuchâtel |
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| Year | 1712-1713 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | F · D · G · R · BOR · EL · S · PR · AR · NEOC & VAL · (Translation: Frederick by the Grace of God, King and Elector of Prussia, Sovereign Prince of Orange, Neuchâtel and Valangin.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Neuchâtel's status as a principality under Prussian sovereignty — Frederick I of Prussia having secured the territory in 1707 following a contested succession among fourteen rival claimants — made its coinage an assertion of Hohenzollern authority over a francophone Swiss enclave. The multiple Froidevaux varieties cataloged for this single two-year issue suggest the local mint worked from several die pairings in rapid succession, likely to meet immediate circulation demand rather than any planned series.