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2 Ducats - Julius Francis
| Issuer | Saxe-Lauenburg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1673-1683 |
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| Value | 2 Ducats (7) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Duke Julius Francis facing right, with long flowing hair in the Baroque style. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the cuirass and lace cravat. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait within a beaded border. The inscription abbreviates the ruler's titles as Duke of Saxony, Angria, and Westphalia. |
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| Obverse lettering | IVL : FR : SAX . ANG . WEST . D |
| Reverse description | The quartered arms of Saxe-Lauenburg displayed on a heraldic shield occupying the lower field, incorporating the Saxon barry with diagonal stripe, the Lauenburg eagle, crossed swords, and rounds. Above the shield rise three ornate plumed helms with elaborate mantling and crests, the central helm surmounted by a plume and flanked by an eagle crest to the right and a plumed crest to the left. The entire composition is framed within a beaded border, with rich Baroque scrollwork mantling filling the lateral fields. |
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