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1 Pfennig - George Frederick II
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1697-1700 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Two oval heraldic shields arranged side by side, joined at center by a decorative cross pattée with a fleur-de-lis at the base. The left shield bears a lion passant, the right shield displays an eagle displayed, both rendered in a simple punched style characteristic of small hammered billon coinage. The date is inscribed in the upper field, divided across the two shields. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Brandenburg-Ansbach in the late 1690s was a margraviate caught between financial strain and political ambition — George Frederick II was simultaneously managing debts from his predecessor's court expenditures and angling for influence within the Franconian Circle. Billon coinage at this weight was essentially a fiscal convenience, the silver content so degraded it barely qualified as a precious metal issue at all.
KM#129 is documented across a four-year span, suggesting continuous small-denomination demand rather than a single limited emission.