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1 Ducat - John Frederick
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1684 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat (1 Dukat) (3.5) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of an elaborate crowned four-fold cypher monogram of Margrave John Frederick, composed of interlaced letters rendered in an ornate baroque style and surmounted by a princely crown. The monogram is flanked on either side by decorative palm or laurel branches. The circumferential Latin legend PIETATE ET IUSTITIA, meaning 'By Piety and Justice', surrounds the design, with the date 1684 placed in the lower exergual area. A beaded border frames the entire reverse. |
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John Frederick of Brandenburg-Ansbach ruled the margraviate from 1667 until his death in 1686, a period during which the Hohenzollern cadet branch in Franconia maintained its own mint operations largely independent of Berlin. The Ansbach ducats of this period were struck primarily for diplomatic gift-giving and court transactions rather than general circulation, which explains why survivors tend to appear in grades inconsistent with heavy commercial use.
Freiberger's reference 335 places this among a small cluster of John Frederick issues, none of which were produced in large numbers.