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2 Ducats - Lothair Francis of Schönborn Peace treaty of Ryswick
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1696 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | L • F • D • G • A • & E • M • E • B • G F N |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Peace of Ryswick, signed in September 1697, ended the Nine Years' War and temporarily checked Louis XIV's expansionist ambitions in the Rhineland — territory that directly bordered Mainz's ecclesiastical holdings. Lothair Francis von Schönborn, who had been elected Archbishop-Elector of Mainz in 1694, had every political reason to commemorate a settlement that restored some stability to his see after years of French military pressure on the left bank of the Rhine.
The dating presents a curiosity: struck in 1696, before the treaty was actually concluded. This suggests either anticipatory minting during active negotiations, or a cataloging discrepancy worth verifying against die evidence.