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12 Kreuzer - Charles Theodor
| Issuer | Palatinate |
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| Year | 1746-1750 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The Roman numeral XII above the inscription KREUZ and the date, all contained within an ornate baroque cartouche or wreath formed by foliate and scroll ornaments, with a radiating sun motif at the top of the wreath. The mintmaster initials FO appear in the exergue below the date. The outer legend LAND MUNZ is distributed around the periphery in capital Latin letters. The coin border is milled. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Charles Theodore inherited the Palatinate electorate in 1743 at age seventeen, and the 12 Kreuzer issues of his early reign reflect a court still finding its administrative footing. The type spans a four-year window during which the War of the Austrian Succession ground toward its conclusion at the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748 — a settlement that directly affected territorial claims adjacent to Palatinate lands.
Slg. Memme 2457 confirms a single variety for the span, suggesting the Mannheim mint maintained consistent die production throughout rather than issuing the multiple varieties common in comparable Rhenish fractional silver of the period.