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Medal of 2 Ducats - Alba Carolina Citadel
| Location | Transylvania, Principality of |
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| Year | 1715 |
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| Weight | 6.93 g |
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| Obverse description | Bird's-eye view of the Alba Carolina star-shaped citadel in high relief, showing its bastioned fortifications, gates, and interior buildings. An eagle with spread wings flies above the fortress in the upper field, holding the letters C and VI in its talons. The Latin legend runs along the inner border within a beaded outer rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | ⬩ TVTISSIMA ⬩ QVIES ⬩ (Translation: Complete tranquillity.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely occupied by a ten-line Latin inscription in capitals within a beaded border. At the bottom of the field, a small decorative motif depicting the seven castles of Siebenburgen on seven hills is rendered in low relief below the last line of text. |
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