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2 Albus - John William II
| Issuer | Jülich-Berg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1681-1690 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a four-line inscription in the central field denoting the denomination and mint authority: 2 ALBVS COLSCH, with the date 1683 below, all within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding circular legend reads MONE · NOVA · IVLIACEN, identifying this as a new coinage of the Duchy of Jülich. A small floral or rosette ornament appears at the top of the central inscription. The lettering is characteristic of late 17th-century German provincial minting practice. |
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John William II — later the Elector Palatine celebrated for his patronage of the arts — was governing Jülich-Berg under increasingly strained finances during this decade, caught between the costs of maintaining court at Düsseldorf and the broader economic disruptions following the Thirty Years' War. The albus, a small-denomination silver coin rooted in Rhenish monetary tradition, was the workhorse of everyday commerce in the Lower Rhine region. KM#71 spans nearly a decade of issue, suggesting consistent demand rather than a targeted political emission.