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5 Ducats - Frederick Adolphus
| Issuer | Lippe |
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| Year | 1711-1716 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Frederick Adolphus, Count of Lippe, facing right, wearing a flowing curled wig characteristic of the early 18th-century Baroque style and articulated plate armor with decorative studs and a lace cravat visible at the neck. The effigy occupies the majority of the field, rendered with fine detail. The circumferential Latin legend reads: FRI·D·ADOLPH·COM·ET·NOB·D·LIP, identifying the ruler by name and title. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central design features the elaborate quartered oval arms of the County of Lippe, displaying the rose and other heraldic charges of the dynasty, set within an ornate baroque cartouche of foliate scrollwork. The shield is surmounted by a crowned open helmet from which issues a spread eagle with wings displayed, flanked by additional helmet crests and mantling. The mintmaster's initials H·L appear divided at the base of the shield. The date 1711 is incorporated within the circumferential Latin motto legend IVSTVM ET DECORVM, which arcs across the upper field. |
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