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1 Kreuzer - Frederick Ⅲ
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1745-1753 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | The Hohenzollern-Brandenburg eagle displayed, facing left with wings spread, surmounted by a royal crown. The eagle bears on its breast a shield inscribed with the numeral '1' denoting the denomination, flanked in the field by the engraver's initials 'CL' and 'R' (Christof Lorenz Ruckdeschel). The abbreviated titles of the Margrave are arranged in a continuous Latin legend encircling the design within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | M·C·I·B·S·P·C·W·M·S·C·B·N·P·R·H· (Magdeburgi, Cliviae, Juliaci, Bergae, Silesiae, Pomeraniae, Cassubiorum, Wittgensteinensis, Montium Stetini, Crossenensis, Burggravius Norimbergensis, Princeps Halberstadensis) CL R = Christof Lorenz Ruckdeschel |
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Frederick III of Brandenburg-Bayreuth — known as Frederick the Wild — ruled the margraviate from 1735 until his death in 1763, presiding over a court perpetually short of funds despite his ambitions for cultural patronage. These tiny silver kreuzer were struck across an eight-year span likely to address chronic small-denomination shortages, a recurring problem in the fragmented currency environment of the Holy Roman Empire's smaller territories.