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1 Goldgulden - Christoph
| Issuer | Duchy of Württemberg |
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| Year | 1554-1555 |
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| Value | 1 Goldgulden (3.25) |
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| Obverse description | Quartered shield at center, displaying the arms of Württemberg: the upper quarters bear three stag antlers on a striped field, while the lower quarters feature an eagle and additional heraldic charges. The shield is surmounted by a crowned helmet with mantling and set within the circular field. The surrounding legend in Latin reads D:G.CHRISTOP.DVX.WIRTEM.ET.TEC., identifying Duke Christoph of Württemberg and Teck by the grace of God. |
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| Reverse description | A displayed Imperial double-headed eagle with both heads crowned beneath a single large imperial crown, occupying the central field. The eagle's wings are spread and its body rendered in fine hammered detail typical of mid-sixteenth-century German goldsmith work. The encircling Latin legend CAROLI.V.IMP. AVG.P.F.DECRETO references the decree of Emperor Charles V, under whose imperial authority the goldgulden coinage was sanctioned. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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