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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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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Peace of Ryswick, signed in September 1697, ended the Nine Years' War and briefly restored a fragile equilibrium to the Holy Roman Empire's western borders. Lothair Francis von Schönborn, elected Archbishop-Elector of Mainz in 1694, was among the imperial ecclesiastical princes with the most to gain from the settlement — Mainz had suffered repeated French incursions under Louis XIV, and the peace offered a chance to consolidate both territorial and political authority.
The dating of this piece to 1696 places it as an anticipatory or commemorative issue, struck before the final treaty signatures — a not uncommon practice among imperial mints eager to mark diplomatic events while momentum held.