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1 Gulden
| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1859-1861 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | FREIE STADT FRANKFURT |
| Reverse description | The denomination 1 GULDEN and date centered in three lines within an open wreath composed of two full branches of oak with acorns and lobed leaves, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The wreath meets at the top of the field without a separate crowning device, leaving the numeral 1 prominently positioned in the upper center. A continuous beaded border surrounds the design. |
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Frankfurt struck these gulden during the final years of its existence as an independent free city — a status it would lose entirely when Prussia annexed it in 1866 following the Austro-Prussian War. The city's refusal to side with Prussia during that conflict, and its contribution of troops to the Austrian-aligned federal army, sealed its fate. Bismarck dissolved the city's autonomy within weeks of victory.
The issue conforms to the South German gulden standard established by the Dresden Convention of 1838, later reinforced at Vienna in 1857.