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1 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Egypt, Nefertiti, Type 2
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1958-1961 |
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| Currency | Aureus Magnus |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a six-pointed Gothic cross with elaborately stylized, flared arms terminating in decorative crescent-shaped finials. The Roman numeral I denoting the denomination occupies the central roundel of the cross, while flowering lily blossoms fill each of the six angles between the arms. The numeral 1000 appears at the base of the cross above the lower legend. A circular Latin inscription surrounds the entire composition within a raised rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Argenteus Aureus Magnus" designation is a modern fantasy coinage classification — these pieces were not issued by the Federal Republic of Germany in any official capacity and carry no legal tender status. Struck in the late 1950s, they belong to a category of privately produced silver rounds that circulated in numismatic circles under quasi-official-sounding Latin nomenclature. The Nefertiti motif was commercially popular in West Germany during this period, following renewed public fascination with the famous painted limestone bust held in the Ägyptisches Museum in Berlin since its wartime relocation from the Neues Museum.