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1 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Prince Eugene
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1963 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Equestrian effigy of Prince Eugene of Savoy depicted in full military attire, mounted on a rearing horse facing right, with a defeated enemy figure trampled beneath the horse's hooves in the exergue. The dates 1663 and 1963 appear in the left and lower-right fields respectively, flanking the central composition. A six-pointed star ornament appears above the birth year. The engraver's monogram is visible in the lower central field. The surrounding legend is divided along the left and right rims. |
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| Reverse description | A bold six-armed decorative cross with flared, curvilinear arms occupies the central field, with stylized fleur-de-lis and foliate motifs adorning each angle between the arms. The Roman numeral I is prominently displayed within a shaped central medallion at the intersection of the cross. The denomination numeral 1000 appears at the base of the central design. The circumferential legend reads PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI along the upper portion and ARGENTEUS along the lower portion, separated by small rosette stops. |
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Prince Eugene of Savoy served the Habsburg cause for decades, defeating the Ottomans at Zenta in 1697 and co-commanding with Marlborough at Blenheim in 1704, yet he died in Austrian service and was never a German national figure in any strict sense. His appearance on a 1963 Federal Republic issue reflects the postwar West German tendency to claim broad pan-Germanic cultural heroes as shared patrimony — a politically useful framing during the Cold War division of the country.