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2 Ducats Coronation
| Issuer | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1792 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Francis II facing right, with flowing hair and truncated drapery at the shoulder. The effigy is rendered in a refined neoclassical style with fine portrait detail. The surrounding legend reads FRANCISCUS II ROMANORUM IMPERATOR, identifying the subject as Francis II, Emperor of the Romans. The legend is set between the inner border and the toothed outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | An allegorical personification of Frankfurtia, depicted as a draped female figure, is shown depositing a laurel wreath upon a flaming altar adorned with coronation regalia. The composition is set within the coin's field with the Latin motto HIC DEBITA LAURUS appearing in the legend, meaning 'Here is the due laurel wreath.' The design commemorates the coronation of Emperor Francis II as Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt in 1792. The overall artistic treatment is characteristic of late 18th-century German medallic art. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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