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2 Pistoles - Mary of Nemours
| Issuer | Duchy of Neuchâtel |
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| Year | 1694-1695 |
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| Currency | Écu (1587-1707) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Marie de Nemours, Sovereign Princess of Neuchâtel, facing right, wearing a bonnet with elaborate lace trim and a veil falling behind the neck, her décolletage visible at the truncation. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail in the hair and fabric. The circular Latin legend is divided by a floral ornament and reads MARIA · DG · PR · SVP · NOVICASTRI, abbreviating her title as Princess Superior of Neuchâtel by the grace of God. The milled border of closely spaced beads frames the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | MARIA · DG · PR · SVP · NOVICASTRI ✿ |
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Mary of Nemours acquired the Principality of Neuchâtel in 1694 following a protracted succession dispute, and these pistoles were among the first gold issues struck under her authority — a direct assertion of sovereign coinage rights at the moment her claim was still being consolidated. The Duchy had passed through several hands across the seventeenth century, and the speed with which a gold emission followed her accession reflects how central the minting prerogative was to legitimizing rule in this corner of the Swiss Confederation.
Her reign lasted until 1707, when Neuchâtel's succession triggered another crisis resolved ultimately in favor of the King of Prussia.