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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 | Crowned and draped coat of arms of Archbishop Lothair Francis of Schönborn, the quartered shield displaying the arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz and the Schönborn family, flanked by ornamental mantling and supported by elaborate drapery. The electoral hat surmounts the shield. The date 1696 appears in the exergue below the arms. The circular legend reads L·F·D·G·A·&·E·M·E·B· (Lotharius Franciscus Dei Gratia Archiepiscopus et Elector Moguntinus Episcopus Bambergensis). |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Peace of Ryswick, signed in September 1697, ended the Nine Years' War between Louis XIV and the Grand Alliance — but this ducat is dated 1696, suggesting it was struck in anticipation of negotiations already underway rather than in celebration of a concluded peace. Lothar Franz von Schönborn had been Archbishop-Elector of Mainz since 1695 and was deeply involved in imperial diplomacy throughout the conflict.
The fineness of .986 places this squarely within the established imperial ducat standard, though Mainz output in gold during this period was modest and commemorative in character rather than monetary.