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1 Thaler - George Frederick II Mule
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1696 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned fifteen-fold quartered coat of arms of the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, supported on either side by helmeted wildmen. The margrave's motto appears in the surrounding legend, and the year of issue is positioned below the shield in the exergue. |
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| Reverse description | An orange tree growing from a bucket-shaped planter stands upon a decorated pedestal bearing a five-line Latin inscription, with the date incorporated at the close of the final line. The scene is set within a formal garden landscape, with a castle or palace depicted in the background, conveying dynastic and commemorative symbolism relating to the commencement of the margrave's reign at Ansbach. |
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| Mintage | 1696 - 1696/1694 |
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