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2 Schillings - Albert VII
| Issuer | Mecklenburg, Principality of |
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| Year | 1524 |
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| Value | 2 Schillings (1⁄16) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Duke Albrecht VII wearing a barrette, turned slightly to the left, rendered in a late Gothic to early Renaissance style typical of northern German coinage of the period. The portrait is set within the coin's field without an inner circle, with the ducal effigy occupying the central area. A circumferential legend in Latin lettering encircles the bust, naming the issuing ruler. |
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| Obverse lettering | ALBERT•DEI•GRA•DVX•MEGA• (Translation: Albrecht, by the Grace of God, Duke of Mecklenburg) |
| Reverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of Schwerin, surrounded by four smaller armorial shields arranged in a cruciform pattern, together representing the composite heraldic arms of the Duchy of Mecklenburg. The date 1524 is divided and placed between the two upper flanking shields. A circumferential legend in Latin letters, rendered in a Low German devotional phrase, encircles the entire armorial composition. |
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