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1 Ducat - Charles Theodore Trade Coinage
| Uitgever | Palatinate |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1750 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | 3.5 g |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Right-facing draped bust of Elector Karl Theodor (Charles Theodore) with flowing powdered wig rendered in high relief, wearing armour with an elaborate decorative gorget visible at the truncation. The mint mark 'S' appears at the base of the bust truncation. A circular Latin legend encircles the effigy, reading from the lower left around the periphery, abbreviating the Elector's full titles as Count Palatine of the Rhine and Arch-Steward of the Holy Roman Empire. The coin is struck within a beaded border. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Rand | Reeded |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine from 1743, issued ducats from his Mannheim mint as instruments of commercial exchange across the fragmented German states and beyond — the high-fineness (.986) standard was a deliberate choice to ensure acceptance in markets where debased coinage was endemic. The Holy Roman Empire's chronic inability to enforce monetary uniformity meant individual princes competed on metal purity to maintain trading credibility.
Mannheim at mid-century was an unusually active cultural and commercial hub under Charles Theodore's patronage, which demanded reliable hard currency far beyond what the Empire centrally provided.