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1 Ducat - Gustav Adolphus
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1666-1668 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat (3.5) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Duke Gustav Adolphus of Mecklenburg-Güstrow facing right, with long flowing hair and lace collar, rendered in the Baroque portrait style typical of mid-17th-century German ducal coinage. The effigy occupies the central field within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential Latin legend reads D G GVSTAV ADOLPHUS DUX MECKL, identifying the ruler by name and title. Dots serve as word separators throughout the legend. The overall execution reflects the hammered technique characteristic of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Gustav Adolphus of Mecklenburg-Güstrow — not to be confused with the Swedish king of the same name — ruled a duchy that had been administratively separated from Mecklenburg-Schwerin since the 1621 partition, itself a consequence of the tangled inheritance disputes that plagued the Mecklenburg line across the Thirty Years' War period. His ducal coinage was modest in output, and the three-year window of this particular ducat issue reflects the brevity of his reign, which ended with his death in 1695 — though the striking of this type ceased well before that.