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30 Deniers - Leopold I
| Issuer | Lorraine, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1726-1727 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Cross of Lorraine surmounted by a ducal crown, the cross rendered with a distinctive double-barred form characteristic of Lorraine heraldry. The field is strewn with alerions (eagles displayed without beaks or feet), the traditional heraldic charge of the Duchy of Lorraine. A circular Latin legend runs along the periphery, separated from the central device by an inner border. The overall design reflects the baroque heraldic style prevalent in early eighteenth-century Lorraine coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The central device comprises three pairs of conjoined letters L — each pair formed by one regular L and one reversed L — arranged to form an interlaced triangular composition, with an alerion placed at each of the three angles. At the center of this device is a Cross of Jerusalem. The denomination and date are inscribed in the surrounding circular Latin legend. The composition is a characteristic monogram type used for Leopold I's billon coinage of Lorraine. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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