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1 Thaler - Frederick Charles
| Issuer | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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| Year | 1791 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1710-1868) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Prince Frederick Charles of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt facing right, wearing a powdered wig tied with a ribbon and a lace jabot at the collar. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the late Baroque manner, with fine detail in the periwig curls and costume. The circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy close to the toothed border, reading D.G.FRID.CAROLUS.PR.SCHWARZB.RUD.DOMSCHWARZB.SENIOR, with a star stop at the conclusion. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered oval coat of arms of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, surmounted by a princely crown, is displayed at centre. Two heraldic wild man supporters, each wearing a wreath of foliage at the waist and holding a staff or lance, flank the shield on either side. The denomination legend X.EINE / MARCK is inscribed vertically in the field to left and right of the supporters respectively. The date 1791 appears in the exergue, with the mintmaster initials ICK directly below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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