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3 Pfennig - Charles Frederick Gold Pattern
| Issuer | Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1706-1708 |
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| Weight | 0.85 g |
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| Obverse description | Interlaced crowned cypher of Duke Charles Frederick (CF) occupies the central field, with the elaborate foliate monogram surmounted by a large ducal crown rendered in high relief. The date is divided by the monogram, with '17' to the left and '08' to the right. The coin bears no peripheral legend, the design relying entirely on the imposing royal cipher as the primary decorative and identificatory element. The milled border frames the composition neatly. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1708 CF |
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Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp occupied an awkward political position in the early eighteenth century, its duke Frederick IV caught between Danish ambitions and Swedish alliance — a tension that would end with Danish annexation of the ducal territories in 1713. This gold pattern, struck under Duke Charles Frederick during his minority, almost certainly never circulated. Patterns at this weight in high-fineness gold were produced for court presentation or diplomatic purposes, not commerce.
The three-year attribution window suggests die production spread across multiple years without a confirmed striking date.