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12 Mariengroschen - Charles I
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1735-1780 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1499-1814) |
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| Obverse description | A large wildman (Wilder Mann), depicted in right profile, grasps a large uprooted tree trunk with both hands; smaller trees are strewn across the ground at his feet. The numeral '12' appears in the field to the left, and the legend NVNQVAM RETRORSVM arcs above in Latin characters, serving as the dynastic motto of the House of Brunswick. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is inscribed in five lines across the central field, reading: XII / MARIEN / GROSCH. / FEINSILB: / I·A·P·, indicating the value in fine silver and the mintmaster's initials. A milled inner border separates the central inscription from the surrounding outer legend, which reads D·G· CAROLVS· DVX· BRUNSVIG·&LUNEB· followed by the date 1763, all in Latin capitals. |
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