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Örtgen - Charles Edzard
| Issuer | East Frisia |
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| Year | 1734-1744 |
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| Weight | 0.8 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the heraldic double-headed eagle of East Frisia displayed with wings spread, surmounted by a princely crown above the shield on the eagle's breast. Two six-pointed stars flank the crown at the upper field. The eagle stands within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a beaded border. The circumferential legend in Latin reads CARL ED PR FR OR, identifying the issuing prince. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Charles Edzard was the last ruling Count of East Frisia, and his reign ended in 1744 with his death and no male heir — at which point Prussia, under Frederick the Great, immediately annexed the territory under a long-dormant inheritance claim. The örtgen circulated during precisely this terminal decade of Frisian autonomy, a minor billon piece issued by a dynasty that had already lost most of its political leverage to the Estates.