2 Ducats Silver pattern strike, Coronation

Frankfurt's coronation issues of 1790 mark the elevation of Leopold II as Holy Roman Emperor, elected and crowned in the city that had served as the empire's coronation seat since the Golden Bull of 1356. Pattern strikes in silver from this event are a specific category of trial or presentation pieces — struck in an alternative metal to test dies or produced for distribution to court officials and dignitaries rather than general circulation.

The JuF reference places this firmly within Jungk and Fischer's specialized Frankfurt corpus. Die alignment and edge treatment on silver patterns from this coronation series vary considerably across survivors.