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1/2 Stüber - Charles Theodor
| Issuer | Jülich-Berg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1765-1794 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central field features an elaborate floriated cipher monogram of Elector Charles Theodore (CT), rendered in ornate Baroque style with foliate scrollwork and decorative flourishes. The monogram is composed of intertwined letters surmounted by an electoral crown. A circular legend in Latin script surrounds the central device, reading CT GULICH UND BERGISCHE LAND MUNZ, separated by a small rosette stop at the top. The coin is bordered by a toothed inner rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Charles Theodore inherited Jülich-Berg in 1742 but spent virtually none of his reign there, governing instead from Mannheim and later Munich after acquiring Bavaria in 1777. The Rhine duchies were administered largely by appointed officials, and their copper coinage was a functional necessity for local markets rather than anything the Elector gave much personal attention to. He famously traded the Austrian Netherlands to Joseph II in exchange for Bavaria — a deal that collapsed under Prussian pressure — leaving his western territories perpetually secondary concerns.
The thirty-year production window for KM#206 suggests repeated restrikes from worn or replaced dies rather than continuous striking, a common pattern in minor German copper issues of the period.