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1/2 Kreuzer - Charles Frederick
| Issuer | Margraviate of Baden-Durlach (German States) |
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| Year | 1772 |
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| Value | 1/2 Kreuzer (1⁄120) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and issuing authority are inscribed in four lines within an elaborate rococo cartouche formed by interlacing acanthus scrolls and foliage. The fractional value '1/2' appears at the top, followed by 'KREUZ', the abbreviation 'F·B·L·M·' (Fürstlich Badische Landes Münze — Princely Baden Country Coin), and the date '1772'. The mint mark 'W' is visible at the base below the cartouche. The milled edge frames the entire design. |
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Baden-Durlach ceased to exist as an independent entity just three years after this coin was struck, absorbed into the unified Margraviate of Baden in 1771 — which makes the dating here worth a second look against the merger records. Charles Frederick had already been ruling the combined Baden territories by 1772, though older administrative designations persisted in coinage well past political consolidation. Small copper fractions like this saw brutal everyday circulation in rural Baden markets and were frequently restruck or counterfeited at the local level.