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1 Ducat - Augustus William Bicentenary of the Reformation
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1717 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Eight-line devotional and commemorative Latin inscription occupying the entire field, without a central device, celebrating the bicentenary of the Protestant Reformation under Martin Luther. The text reads D.O.M. / OB / VER. DOCTR. CHRIST / ECCLESIAE / CC. ABHINC. ANN / VINDICE. LVTHERO / FELIC. RESTITVTA, meaning 'To God the Best and Greatest, because the true doctrine of the Christian Church was happily restored 200 years ago by Luther as its champion.' The date appears in the penultimate line in Roman numeral form CIↄ IↄCC XVII, followed by the mintmaster's initials HCH in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOM OB VER DOCTR CHRIST ECCLESIAE CC ABHINC ANN VINDICE LVTHERO FELIC RESTITVTA CIↄIↄCCXVII HCH |
| Edge | Plain |
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