See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration! or register with email

Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!

1 Ducat - Frederick V

Issuer City of Breslau (Silesia)
Year 1620
Type Log in to see details
Value Log in to see details
Currency Thaler
Composition Log in to see details
Weight Log in to see details
Diameter Log in to see details
Thickness Log in to see details
Shape Log in to see details
Technique Log in to see details
Orientation Log in to see details
Engraver(s) Log in to see details
In circulation to Log in to see details
Reference(s) Log in to see details
Obverse description Within a plain inner circle, the crowned Bohemian lion passant to the left, bearing a shield on its breast charged with a quartered coat of arms of Wrocław — comprising the Bohemian lion, the Silesian eagle, the letter W for the city, and the bust of St. John the Evangelist, with the head of St. John the Baptist at center. The armorial shield is positioned at the base of the design, dividing the encircling Latin legend. The date appears at the conclusion of the legend.
Obverse script Log in to see details
Obverse lettering Log in to see details
Reverse description Within a plain inner circle, a draped bust of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia, facing right, wearing a large ruffled collar characteristic of early 17th-century court dress. The royal effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the costume and facial features. A Latin legend encircles the bust, citing his titles as King of Bohemia, Count Palatine of the Rhine, and Duke of Silesia.
Reverse script Log in to see details
Reverse lettering Log in to see details
Edge Plain
Mint Log in to see details
Mintage Log in to see details
Additional information Log in to see details

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE