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2 Ducats - Frederick William
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Prussia, State of |
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| Year | 1677 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Pomerania, facing right, with flowing long hair and armored shoulder visible beneath the drapery. The effigy is rendered in high relief in the Baroque style, with fine detail in the hair and facial features. The engraver's initials I.H. appear below the bust truncation. The Latin legend encircles the bust within a raised rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | FORTIOR HIS SIGNIS Ao 1677 27 DEC (Translation: Stronger by these signs. December 27th, 1677.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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