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1/2 Ducat - Frederick William Stettin conquest
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Prussia, State of |
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| Year | 1677 |
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| Value | 1/2 Ducat (1/2 Dukat) |
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| Obverse description | Armored equestrian effigy of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm (the Great Elector) advancing to the right at a vigorous trot, holding a lance or baton upright in his right hand. A fortified tower or city gate appears in the right field, likely symbolizing the conquered city of Stettin. The legend CLEM VICT is inscribed along the lower portion of the field, referencing the clemency of the victor. The composition is executed in the bold, slightly crude style characteristic of hammered German gold coinage of the mid-to-late seventeenth century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Five-line commemorative inscription in bold capital letters filling the entire reverse field, reading STETINO / INGRAT REC / ET DAT QUI / POP A 1677 / 27 DEC, commemorating the recapture and generous treatment of the ungrateful population of Stettin on 27 December 1677. Two pellets appear symmetrically above the inscription. The lettering is separated by stops and rendered in a robust, slightly irregular hand consistent with the hammered technique of the period. The inscription serves as a historical record of Brandenburg-Prussia's military triumph over Swedish-held Stettin during the Scanian War. |
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