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1 Thaler - Frederick I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Year | 1704-1705 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Frederick I, King of Prussia, facing right, wearing a flowing full-bottomed wig with elaborate curls cascading over the shoulders, a cuirass visible at the truncation, and a royal crown positioned above the head. The effigy is rendered in high relief in the Baroque style typical of early eighteenth-century German coinage. The encircling Latin legend reads FRID • D • G • REX • BORUSS • EL • BR • C.F.L., expanding to Fridericus Dei Gratia Rex Borussiae Elector Brandenburgensis, separated by ornamental stops. Mint-master initials appear at the lower truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the large crowned royal cipher of Frederick I, comprising an ornate interlaced script monogram 'FR' (Fridericus Rex) in high relief, surmounted by a royal crown. The monogram is encircled by a decorative chain of the Order of the Black Eagle, the premier order of the Prussian kingdom, with the order's badge — a crowned eagle on a cross — appearing at the base of the design. The date 1705 is inscribed in the lower field, flanked by the mint-master's initials C-S. The peripheral Latin legend SVVM CVIQUE — the motto of the Order of the Black Eagle meaning 'To each his own' — runs around the circumference. |
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| Edge | Ornamented |
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