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1 Ducat - Lothair Francis of Schönborn Peace treaty of Ryswick
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1696 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Quartered coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz surmounted by an elaborate electoral cap (bonnet), flanked by two draped supporters, the entire composition set beneath a canopied mantle. The escutcheon displays the heraldic quarters of Mainz and the personal arms of Archbishop Lothair Francis of Schönborn. The circular legend reads L · E · D · G · A · & · E · M · E · B · around the field, with the mintmaster initials G·F·N· visible in the exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | L · E · D · G · A · & · E · M · E · B · |
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The Peace of Ryswick, signed in September 1697, ended the Nine Years' War and forced Louis XIV to relinquish most of his territorial gains since 1678. Lothair Francis von Schönborn, as Archbishop-Elector of Mainz and Archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, occupied a position central to imperial diplomacy — making a commemorative strike from his mint a natural assertion of his role in the settlement. The dating of 1696 suggests preparation or anticipation ahead of the final treaty, possibly struck to mark the preliminary negotiations at Ryswick that began that year.