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6 Grossus - Friedrich Casimir Kettler Mitau
| Issuer | Courland and Semigallia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1694 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central composition featuring two heraldic shields beneath a ducal crown: the dexter shield bearing an eagle and the sinister shield displaying a mounted horseman (the Pahonia). The denomination numeral appears below the shields. A circumferential Latin legend surrounds the entire design, with the date incorporated into the legend at the base. |
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Friedrich Casimir ruled Courland at a moment of acute financial strain — the duchy had never fully recovered from Swedish occupation during the 1650s, and by the 1690s the ducal mint at Mitau was producing small silver denominations partly to address chronic shortages of local currency. Friedrich Casimir died in 1698 without a legitimate heir, triggering a succession crisis that eventually drew Russian interference and set Courland on its long path toward absorption into the Russian Empire.
The Mitau mint operated intermittently under his rule, and 1694 issues across denominations are catalogued with meaningful variety spread — Kopicki's listing at 4071 reflects only one of several die combinations documented for this type.