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1 Ducat - Frederick II
| Issuer | Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1544 |
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| Composition | Gold (.986) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded and armored bust of Duke Frederick II facing right, rendered in high relief in the hammered style, with detailed plate armor visible at the truncation. The effigy is contained within a beaded inner circle, with the ducal Latin legend distributed around the periphery, punctuated by floral stops. |
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| Reverse description | A flat-topped quartered heraldic shield bearing the four-fold coat of arms of the Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg, centrally placed within a beaded inner circle. The date 1544 appears above the shield in the field, while the Protestant motto legend, referencing the Word of the Lord enduring forever, encircles the design in Latin. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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