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1 Ducat - Adolphus Frederick III Bicentenary of the Reformation, Silver pattern
| Issuer | Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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| Year | 1717 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Reverse description | An allegorical scene commemorating the Bicentenary of the Protestant Reformation depicts a standing female figure in the left field, gesturing upward toward a radiant dove descending from rays of divine light, symbolising the Holy Spirit. To the right stands a domed rotunda structure set within a landscape with fields and a town silhouette in the background. A shield bearing the arms of Mecklenburg is displayed in the lower left field. The exergue contains the three-line Latin inscription MEGAPOLIS JUBILANS / ANNO 1717. 31. OCT. / I.M.F., recording the jubilee celebration held on 31 October 1717 in Mecklenburg. The legend AD EO appears in the upper field above the central scene. |
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| Reverse lettering | AD EO / MEGAPOLIS JUBILANS / ANNO 1717. 31. OCT. / I.M.F. |
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The 1717 Reformation bicentenary prompted a wave of commemorative striking across the German states, and Mecklenburg-Strelitz was among the smaller territories that participated — producing, in this case, a silver pattern rather than a struck-for-circulation issue. Pattern coins of this type were typically presented as diplomatic gifts or retained in ducal cabinets rather than released to trade. Adolphus Frederick III had ruled the duchy since 1708, presiding over one of the more financially constrained courts in the region.
The Whiting collection reference places this piece within a well-documented corpus of Reformation Jubilee material, though silver patterns in this size are considerably scarcer than their gold counterparts.