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10 Ducats - Charles Philip
| Issuer | Jülich-Berg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1717 |
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| Value | 10 Ducats (35) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Charles Philip facing right, with a flowing full-bottomed wig rendered in fine detail, set within a beaded inner border. The legend encircles the effigy, incorporating the date 1717, with the abbreviated titles reading C • P • C • P • R • S • R • I • A • T • ET • EL • identifying him as Count Palatine and Elector. The portrait is boldly struck in high relief, displaying strong baroque stylistic characteristics consistent with early eighteenth-century German medallic art. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Charles Philip, Count Palatine of Neuburg, ruled Jülich-Berg from 1690 until inheriting the Palatinate-Neuburg electorship in 1716 — making 1717 essentially the final year he governed these Rhine duchies in his own right before the administrative gravity of Heidelberg absorbed his attention. Multiple-ducat presentation pieces of this kind were not struck for commerce; they functioned as diplomatic gifts and court largesse, distributed at ceremonies, coronations, and treaty signings.
The Noss reference points to a tightly documented Düsseldorf mint attribution. At 34+ grams of near-pure gold, attrition was inevitable — most examples that survived did so in cabinet collections rather than circulation.