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4 Schilling - Frederick Francis I
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1785-1809 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features an ornate crowned script cipher of Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, comprising the interlaced initials FF rendered in elaborate Baroque calligraphic style. The monogram is surmounted by a ducal crown with prominent arched form and jewelled band. Decorative foliate and scroll elements flank the cipher on either side, filling the field. The overall design is devoid of a surrounding legend, relying entirely on the crowned monogram as the primary device. The coin exhibits a milled border along the rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | FF |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a purely typographic design with the denomination and issuing authority arranged in five horizontal lines across the field. The numeral '4' appears prominently at the top centre, flanked on either side by a stylised quatrefoil ornament. Below, the inscription reads 'SCHILLINGE / COURANT / MECKL SCHWER / MUNZE' in bold Roman capitals, with the four-digit date '1785' occupying the lowest line. The uncluttered, text-only composition is characteristic of late eighteenth-century North German coinage practice. |
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