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1 Ducat - George William
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Prussia, State of |
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| Year | 1632-1640 |
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| Composition | Gold (.986) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and draped bust of Elector George William facing right, wearing an ornate crown and a ruffled lace collar, with a bearded portrait rendered in high relief. The effigy displays finely engraved hair and facial features characteristic of early 17th-century Germanic coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust within a beaded border, reading GEORG WILH D G MAR BRA S R I ARCHI C EL, identifying the ruler as Margrave of Brandenburg and Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Reverse description | Four-fold quartered coat of arms with a central escutcheon bearing the Hohenzollern scepter shield, surmounted by an electoral hat. The date is divided on either side of the central shield, and the mint official's mark appears in the legend. A circular Latin inscription reading MON NOVA AUREA DUCIS PRUSSIÆ surrounds the arms, identifying the coin as a new gold monetary issue of the Duke of Prussia. |
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| Mintage | 1632 - - 1633 - - 1634 - cross on heart mintmark - 1635 - - 1635 - cross on heart mintmark - 1636 - cross on heart mintmark - 1637 - cross on heart mintmark - 1638 - - 1638 - cross on heart mintmark - 1639 - - 1640 - - |
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