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3 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Ludwig Erhard
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Currency | Aureus Magnus |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Ludwig Erhard, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and strong portrait features characteristic of medallic art. A small shield bearing the Federal Eagle device appears at the truncation of the bust, accompanied by the engraver's monogram. The circumferential Latin legend reads L. ERHARD KANZLER DER BUNDESREP. DEUTSCHLAND, with the date 1963 positioned at the base of the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | L.ERHARD KANZLER DER BUNDESREP. DEUTSCHLAND 1963 |
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The "3 Argenteus" designation and the X# reference place this firmly outside official Bundesbank coinage — this is a privately issued medal-coin, almost certainly produced by a bullion or numismatic house capitalizing on Erhard's appointment as Federal Chancellor in October 1963, following Adenauer's long-delayed resignation. Erhard, the architect of the Wirtschaftswunder, was a natural subject: his free-market reforms had transformed West Germany from rubble to the dominant European economy within fifteen years.
The .999 silver specification at 45g suggests this was sold at a premium over spot, targeting collectors rather than any circulation function. The "Aureus Magnus" honorific is pure flattery — coined by the issuer, not the state.