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1/2 Gulden - Frederick I Mule
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Baden |
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| Year | 1856-1865 |
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| Engraver(s) | Carl Friedrich Voigt |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, facing right, with short wavy hair and a distinctive moustache, rendered in high relief in the neoclassical style by engraver Carl Friedrich Voigt. The truncation of the bust is cleanly cut. A circular legend reading FRIEDRICH GROSHERZOG VON BADEN is arranged around the periphery, separated from the effigy by a plain field. The coin is bordered by a fine toothed or beaded rim. |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Frederick, Prince and Regent of Baden, facing right, with wavy hair and a moustache, closely related in style to the obverse portrait but representing an earlier titular period, creating the mule combination. The engraver's name VOIGT appears in small capitals in the lower field beneath the bust truncation. The circular legend FRIEDRICH PRINZ UND REGENT VON BADEN is arranged around the periphery, and the piece is bordered by a fine toothed rim throughout. |
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A mule combining dies from different issuing periods, this piece pairs Frederick I's obverse — introduced after he assumed the regency in 1852 and the grand ducal title in 1858 — with a reverse die not originally intended for simultaneous use. Baden's mint at Karlsruhe produced a number of such pattern combinations during the transitional years of the 1850s and 1860s as the German states moved fitfully toward currency unification under the Vienna Monetary Treaty of 1857. The KM Pn17 designation confirms pattern status; this was never authorized for circulation.