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1 Alex d'Or - Frederick Alexander
| Issuer | Wied-Neuwied, County of |
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| Year | 1752 |
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| Value | 1 Gold Alex (5) |
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| Obverse lettering | FREID.ALEXANDER COM.WEDAE D. |
| Reverse description | A standing peacock displayed within an elaborate baroque crowned cartouche, flanked by ornate scrollwork. The date 1752 is divided and placed in the lower field on either side of the cartouche base. The Latin motto legend encircles the entire design along the periphery of the coin. |
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Frederick Alexander ruled Wied-Neuwied as a small Rhenish county within the Holy Roman Empire, one of dozens of petty lordships that retained the right to strike coin — a privilege jealously guarded as much for prestige as for profit. The Alex d'Or was modeled on the broader family of German gold ducats and "d'or" pieces circulating in the mid-eighteenth century, issued in part to assert comital dignity against neighboring territories of greater size and wealth.
KM#48 is scarce by any measure; Wied-Neuwied's mint output was never substantial, and gold issues from the county are rarely encountered today outside of specialized German state collections.