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6 Pfennigs - Christian Ernest
| Issuer | Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (German States) |
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| Year | 1688-1696 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Quartered shield of arms surmounted by an ornate crown, the escutcheon divided into four quarters displaying the arms of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. The upper-left and lower-right quarters bear the Hohenzollern sable and argent quartering, while the upper-right quarter displays a rampant lion and the lower-left shows a further heraldic charge. The shield is flanked by elaborate baroque scrollwork and acanthus-style ornamental mantling. The coin is struck within a milled border, with no peripheral legend. |
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| Reverse description | Imperial orb surmounted by an ornate cross patée, with the numeral '6' prominently displayed within the lower globe, indicating the denomination of 6 Pfennig. Above the orb, a crown is depicted. The margravial monogram or initials C·E·M·Z·B (Christianus Ernestus Marchio Zollernensis Brandenburgensis) are arranged around the field, with the date divided across the legend. The whole is contained within a milled border. |
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| Mintage | 1688 1689 1690 1691 1695 1696 |
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