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5 Ducats - Henry Wenceslaus and Charles Frederick I
| Issuer | Duchy of Münsterberg-Oels (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1620 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two facing busts of the co-ruling dukes Henry Wenceslaus and Charles Frederick, depicted facing each other in three-quarter view at centre, both armoured and wearing ruffled collars in the Renaissance courtly style. The date 1620 appears in the lower field between the two effigies. A circular Latin legend surrounds the busts within a beaded border, reading D : G * HEINRI • WENCES * ET * CAROL * FRIDE * FRAT • 1620, identifying the two brothers by name as rulers by the grace of God. |
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| Obverse lettering | D : G * HEINRI • WENCES * ET * CAROL * FRIDE * FRAT • 1620 |
| Reverse description | Elaborately engraved heraldic composition featuring the combined arms of the Duchy of Münsterberg and Oels, displayed on a quartered shield incorporating a chequered pattern and an eagle, typical of Silesian ducal heraldry. Above the shield rises a crowned helmet surmounted by a complex crest of two further helmets with elaborate mantling and plumes, rendered in fine Renaissance style. The entire armorial achievement is enclosed within a circular Latin legend reading • DVC • SIL • MONS * * ET • OLS ° CO : GLA •, denoting the titles Duke of Silesia, Münsterberg and Oels, Count of Glatz. A beaded border frames the design. |
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