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1 Thaler - Frederick II Konventionstaler

Emittent Württemberg, Duchy of
Jahr 1798
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Währung Thaler (1495-1802)
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Aversbeschreibung Draped and armored bust of Duke Frederick II facing left, rendered in high relief with finely engraved curled hair and elaborate lace cravat visible at the neck. The effigy is dressed in plate armor adorned with decorative detailing, conveying regal authority. The circumferential Latin legend reads FRIDERICUS II D G DUX WIRTEMB & T, identifying the ruler by name and title. The field displays attractive iridescent cabinet toning typical of a proof or specimen strike. The design is engraved in a refined late 18th-century neoclassical style.
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Reversbeschreibung Central quartered shield bearing the arms of Württemberg, surmounted by a ducal crown, and encircled by a decorative order chain composed of linked medallions interspersed with foliate elements. The divided date 17-98 appears at the base of the chain, flanked symmetrically. The circumferential Latin legend CONVENTION. CUM DEO ET IURE. AD NORMAM. arcs around the upper and lateral fields. The heraldic composition is finely detailed and displays strong relief consistent with a proof striking.
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Frederick II came to power in Württemberg in 1797 and almost immediately set about modernizing the duchy's coinage in alignment with the Konventionstaler standard established by the 1753 Munich Convention between Austria and Bavaria. This 1798 issue arrived during a period of intense political pressure on smaller German states — Napoleon's campaigns were reshaping boundaries and allegiances across the region, and Frederick was actively maneuvering to expand Württemberg's territory, which he ultimately achieved when he became the first King of Württemberg in 1806.

The KR#4a reference places this among Krause's rarer die classifications for the type.

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