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1 Kreuzer - Frederick William II date between SUUM and CUIQUE
| Issuer | Principality of Neuchâtel |
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| Year | 1790-1794 |
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| Value | 1 Kreuzer (1⁄84) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a large quartered and impaled heraldic shield bearing the arms of Prussia and Neuchâtel, including the Hohenzollern eagle displayed in the base escutcheon, the whole surmounted by an ornate royal crown. The shield is rendered in fine engraved detail with hatching to indicate tinctures according to heraldic convention. A partial circular legend encircles the device, reading clockwise along the upper and lateral fields. The coin's milled border frames the design neatly, consistent with the refined mechanical striking of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | F · G · BOR · REX · PR · SUP · NOV · & V · (Translation: Frederick William, King of Prussia, Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel and Valengin.) |
| Reverse description | Central motif consists of an ornate cross pattée with foliate terminals, rendered in high relief against a flat field. The year of issue is inscribed above the cross, flanked by the first word of the motto to the left and the second to the right, all separated by small star or cross ornaments. The denomination 'CR · 1' appears in the lower field beneath the cross, indicating one Kreuzer. The whole is encircled by a plain milled border. The composition is well-balanced and characteristic of Swiss-influenced billon coinage of the late eighteenth century. |
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