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1/2 Gold Leopold - Leopold I shield with 3 alerions
| Issuer | Duchy of Lorraine |
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| Year | 1718-1725 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Duke Leopold I facing right, wearing a long curled periwig in the late Baroque manner, with bare neck and shoulders visible below. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail in the flowing locks of the wig. The circumferential legend reads LEOP · I · D · G · D · LOT · BAR · REX · IE ·, divided by the portrait, with the mint date partially visible in the lower field near the coin's rim. The overall style reflects the French academic engraving tradition prevalent at the Nancy Mint in the early eighteenth century. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central shield of the arms of Lorraine — a bend charged with three alerions (eaglets displayed without beak or feet) — surmounted by a ducal crown topped with a cross-fleury finial, all set within a plain field. The heraldic shield is rendered in a conventional baroque engraving style with a stippled or granular ground to the field. The circumferential legend TV · DOMINE SPES · MEA encircles the device, reading from the upper right and continuing around the lower portion of the coin. The composition is austere and emblematic, emphasising dynastic heraldry rather than decorative ornament. |
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