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1 Ducat - Charles Theodore Golden Jubilee, Silver pattern strike
| Issuer | Palatinate |
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| Year | 1792 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat (3.5) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a six-line commemorative inscription in bold Roman capital lettering, occupying the central field and recording the occasion of Elector Carl Theodor's 50-year jubilee celebrated on 31 December 1792. A decorative arabesque scroll adorns the space above the inscription, while two symmetrically crossed laurel branches frame the lower portion of the legend, lending a classical solemnity to the design. The date 1792 appears prominently at the base, partially embraced by the laurel sprays. The reeded border is clearly visible at the coin's periphery, consistent with contemporary milled coinage practice. |
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Charles Theodore's 1792 golden jubilee marked fifty years as ruler of the Palatinate-Sulzbach line, though by that point his actual seat of power had long shifted to Bavaria following his unexpected inheritance of the Bavarian electorate in 1777 — a succession that made him deeply unpopular in Munich and largely indifferent to his Palatinate territories. This piece was struck as a pattern in silver rather than gold, almost certainly a working trial or presentation piece produced alongside the standard ducat issue.
The Witt census remains the primary authority for these pattern strikings, and Pn 32 survivors are rarely encountered outside major European auction houses.