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Duplone
| Issuer | City of Lucerne |
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| Year | 1741 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1675-1746) |
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| Obverse description | Ornate heraldic composition centered on the quartered coat of arms of Lucerne borne on an elaborately decorated shield, surmounted by a shell motif and flanked by two wild men (woodwoses) serving as supporters, each crowned with a wreath and girdled at the waist with foliage. The dexter supporter holds an upright sword and the sinister supporter holds a palm frond; both figures stand upon a decorative pedestal with scrollwork below. A crown appears at the apex of the composition. A mascaron ornament is placed beneath the shield, completing the baroque heraldic display. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Lucerne's civic gold coinage occupied an awkward political position throughout the eighteenth century — the city-canton lacked the mint output of Bern or Zurich, and its gold issues were produced in small, sporadic runs rather than as a continuous series. The 1741 Duplone appears to fall outside every major reference catalogue, with Wielandt's Luzern 162a the sole recorded citation, suggesting either a very limited original striking or substantial subsequent attrition.
The absence from HMZ, KM, and Faesch-Rahn simultaneously is telling. Pieces this thoroughly unlisted rarely surface in documented auction records.