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1 Ducat - Christina
| Issuer | City of Erfurt |
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| Year | 1646-1648 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Queen Christina of Sweden facing right, her hair elaborately curled and adorned, wearing a pearl necklace and lace collar in the baroque fashion of the mid-17th century. The effigy is rendered in fine relief characteristic of hammered gold coinage of the period. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait, identifying the queen by name and royal title. The field is smooth and slightly convex, typical of ducats of this era. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned Swedish royal coat of arms featuring a quartered shield displaying the three crowns of Sweden and the Lion of Folkung, with a central escutcheon bearing the Vasa sheaf. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown of elaborate form. The date is divided across the upper field flanking the crown, and a circular Latin legend surrounding the arms records Christina's subsidiary titles. The overall composition is typical of Swedish regal coinage of the mid-17th century. |
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