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20 Kreuzers - Charles Philip
| Issuer | Electorate of Palatinate |
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| Year | 1721-1727 |
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| Value | 20 Kreuzers (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned arms of the Electoral Palatinate: a quartered shield bearing the lion rampant of the Palatinate on the dexter side and the lozengy fusilly of Bavaria on the sinister, surmounted by an elaborate electoral crown with arched coronet. The date 17-25 is divided across the lower flanks of the shield. A circular Latin legend surrounds the entire design, reading D.G.C.P.C.P.R.S.R.I.ARCHITH.ET.ELECT., identifying Elector Charles Philip by his titles. The coin's milled edge is visible at the periphery, and the overall style reflects early eighteenth-century German baroque engraving. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Charles Philip relocated his court from Heidelberg to Mannheim in 1720 after refusing to return the Heidelberg Palatinate church to Protestant use — a condition the city had insisted upon. The coinage produced during this standoff reflects a ruler actively consolidating Catholic authority in the Rhineland, minting from a new capital still largely under construction.
KM#216 spans six years of issue, and die consistency across the series is uneven enough that attribution of individual pieces to specific years sometimes requires close examination of the numeral punches.